When will they stop laying?

[Cupcake1243]

So, long story short, I bought 3 lavender bantams back in April but unfortunately 1 died in the summer. Ever since the death of Mimi.. our hens haven't been the same. My 2nd best layer ( before Mimi ) used to be the first out of the coop and would eat out of my hand ( She was called Florence) From approaching me, she would call over to our other hen, Ninja, which I presume she was telling her about the treats I had. Then- we bought another hen, Diamond Black, to accompany the other 2 and she was a pullet when she first came. After introducing them to each other, they became very close as there are only 3 of them. Back in September, Florence went into a big molt, where she was heavily molting and wouldn't come near me. I presumed this was just because she felt vulnerable but now she has come out of the molt, she won't come near me at all... not even to eat feed from my hand! Now, Ninja went into a molt a few months back and is slowly growing her feathers back but she always has just followed her sisters around and now, if Florence doesn't go near me, she doesn't. And now, neither Florence or Ninja lay!!!! Out of the 3 hens we have, only 1 is laying. We haven't had an egg from Florence/ Ninja since before the start of September.

When we bought the original 3 hens, They were 18 months and laying.. apart from Ninja, who the farmer stated that she wasn't yet laying. The lavenders are around 2 years old and I am wondering if they will ever lay again?
Before people say it is weather-related, they stopped laying around end of August.

Please can somebody help me figure this out!!!
Any help is greatly appreciated

 

[JaeG]

Pullets tend to lay through their first winter and molt at around 18 months of age. They won't begin to lay again until spring, or at least until the day light lengthens.

They do tend to molt harder when they are young and then this lessens over time.

They also tend to be a bit flighty unless they are laying, so I'm sure once their hormones kick in again they'll seek you out once more.

 

[Cupcake1243]

Pullets tend to lay through their first winter and molt at around 18 months of age. They won't begin to lay again until spring, or at least until the day light lengthens.

They do tend to molt harder when they are young and then this lessens over time.

They also tend to be a bit flighty unless they are laying, so I'm sure once their hormones kick in again they'll seek you out once more.

Thank you so much for your information! I feel a lot better knowing they could possibly start laying in Spring and they will become more friendly with me!!!