Unfortunately the hybrids win the egg laying crown hands down. That is for the first 2-3 years. Then they begin to burn out fast. Your other chickens lay a bit less per week but lay a lot longer. So basically you need to decide if you want these long term or short term. If you want the hybrids, I vote for one of the sexlinks like the comet or cinnamon queen. They are fast egg laying machicnes. If you want long term I like the Astrolorps, Barred rocks and orpingtons. Gloria Jean