What breed do you have that is still laying in this cold weather?

I'm in northern IN and my 6 Isa Browns have been laying 6 eggs daily lately. This is their (and mine) first winter so they haven't done the moulting thing yet.
 
All of my ladies listed below are laying except my buff cochin bantam who just quit being broody! It has been lower 20s to negative teens here. They have 14 hours light each day!
 
-45F
Large Fowl:
Black Sexlink
Light Brahma
Barred Rock
New Hampshire Red

32 Eggs Yesterday from 34 hens...

Light on Timer 6:30 am-10 Pm
Heat Lamp on Thermo Cube on at 35F off at 45F

Feed:
50 Layer/ 50 Game Bird
2-3 cups Scratch grain or Cracked Corn (Daily while cold)
 
My white Plymouth Rock and my red Sexlinks are laying.
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I live in ON, Canada and we have had temps as low as -23C with the wind chill (-19 without). I have a heat lamp in the coop that is on for a few hours in the morning and a few at night. I have 2 EE, 2 dominiques and 1 partridge chantecler and I am getting between 3 and 5 eggs a day. My girls just started laying at the end of November.
 
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My 9 buff orps have layed steady all winter since i installed a 2 stage timer to give them 14 hrs. of light. Love my girls.
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My girls are young (5 months). My Red Star started laying a month ago in the dark and cold, and I pretty much get an egg from her every single morning.
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The rest are taking their time starting.
 
I have Australorps--- never even flinched even with molt and cold weather, Orpingtons, Wyandottes, Rocks
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I have 10 buff orpingtons, 9 EEs, 2 black australorps and 2 ameraucanas. 23 in all and I get at least 17 eggs a day. I do provide and extra 4 hours of light.
 

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