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Well, except for the one homicidal parrtidge silkie hen, all mine have been very good mothers--free range included. I've never had ANY hen lose a baby, although I have a friend who has "banties" (read that as mix breed very small chickens) who lose their chicks all the time.

In general, mixed breeds are better than purebreds at broodying--both setting and raising babies. With all breeds, including the mixes, there are exceptions. I no longer let my partridge silkie hens raise babies because one of them kills the babies as they hatch--after having been broody on...