Best breed for broody hens

I have a bantam lakenvelder. She is like 20% broody, but I have eggs that depend on her being all the way broody. What in the heck should I do. The eggs are fertile, and about 3 days old. She has 5 currently. :/
 
One of my Dark Cornish girls is broody right now, 12 days into setting on eggs. She's the girl that went broody twice last year, I'm hoping she only goes broody once this year. Lol!
 
I understand that this is an old thread but I can't help posting a reply because I am surprised that no one mentioned Aseel. People are crazy after silkies. I do know that silkies are determined broodies but in my experience Aseels are no less determined broodies than silkies.
It is not that I dislike silkies but in my experience they tend to remain on the bottom of the pecking order where as Aseel hens always remain on the top of the pecking order. You don't need to separate the hen from the flock. Even roosters tend to avoid a broody Aseel hen. They are also larger than silkies and can accommodate more eggs than silkies. Chicks growing under their supervision are always well fed because Aseels are excellent foragers and are very competitive in feeding. They are very good teachers too I have seen Aseel hens whacking a slow learner.
Aseels are very protective mothers too and they are not sitting ducks like silkies. One of my Aseel hens disciplined a rogue RIR rooster like a well beaten wife when he pecked at one of her chicks. Apart from other flock members I have seen Aseel mothers attacking cats and killing crows to save their chicks. To any person who is looking for a good broody breed I strongly recommend them try a couple of Aseel hens.
Have a nice weekend ahead.
 

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