Are Orpington good mothers/broody hens?

[Firsttimehens1234]

Hello everyone this spring I’m hoping to get 4 new hens
1 will be a blue/silver maran, 1 barnevelder, one Orpington and one hen I need help Deciding.


Question number 1
Does anyone have any Orpingtons that go broody often, or any of the other breeds listed above?
If you do what color are the Orpington?

Question number 2
Does anyone know a breed that lays white eggs and and goes broody? Or just a medium size hen that layes white eggs
Not silkies my hens are too mean for them.

 

[MommyGirl]

My Orpingtons are always the first to go broody! They are buff

 

[puddle_drinker]

One of my buff Orpingtons went broody in December this year, in the middle of winter she hatched out 4 chicks. All 4 chicks survived and are thriving. In my experience Orpingtons are great mothers too.

 

[ShrekDawg]

My buff Orpingtons went broody all the time hah

 

[ColtHandorf]

Question number 1
Does anyone have any Orpingtons that go broody often, or any of the other breeds listed above?
If you do what color are the Orpington?

I've had Chocolate, Black, Blue, Splash, Silver-laced, Mauve, and Recessive White Orpingtons all go broody. They handle smaller numbers of eggs better despite being larger birds. They tend to break eggs until they have about 6. Mothering abilities like with any chicken can be hit or miss.

Question number 2
Does anyone know a breed that lays white eggs and and goes broody? Or just a medium size hen that layes white eggs
Not silkies my hens are too mean for them.

My Sicilian Buttercups go broody, weirdly enough.

 

[Mygooseandrooster]

We have Buff Orpingtons and they sit on the eggs in the nesting boxes all the time! They get really mad when you try to move them sometimes.

 

[WoDia]

2 of my Buff Orpingtons are very broody right now. As soon as they see an egg, they’re both settling into that same nesting box.