Timing for Brooding Chicks

I met with a woman who owns a fowl farm.  She suggested hatching chicks at a time when they would be ready to lay during the darker (i.e. winter) months.  Doing so, she suggested, would result in them being more prolific layers once they do start laying (i.e. spring when you have 14+ hours of sunlight).  Has anyone tried this or have any thoughts on it?

having first time layers timed to start laying just as the temperatures start dropping and the older birds start taking the winter off has been handy for me. i imagine the actual date to hatch is different depending on the location. where i am, it means hatching around mid april. much later and they hold off on starting to lay until spring along with the older birds. i suppose the breed will have an effect on the timing too.

I think my question here should have been titled "Hatching Eggs in the Fall."  I posted pre-coffee.  The thought is to hatch chicks in September (I have a garage and will have no problem keeping them warm) so that they are ready to lay in December -- making them more prolific layers in the spring.  Have you heard of this or have any thoughts on it?

my experience is that birds who would normally come into laying ‘timewise’ in midwinter will instead wait until spring. but i’m more used to dual-purpose birds. it could be that real layer birds will act differently.