Isa Browns are very prolific egg layers. PLus, they are a cute brown & white speckled bird, though they don't grow as big a comb as the leghorn. We have 25 donated to us each spring and fall (for our sleddogs), just after their first molt. A farmer friend buys them as ready-to-lay hens, then keeps them 'til their first molt. If we accidently keep them too long (ie, they are given to us as dog food), they begin to lay within about 3 weeks (when their feathers grow back), and continue to produce well (average of 5 eggs per hen per week) for 2 or 3 years (some are going strong 6 yrs later).
CindyF
