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My best broodies have been light Brahma and dark Cornish, but Australorps can be very good, too. Cochins, Dorkings, some EE's, and lots of bantam breeds are great moms. Bantams are nice because they're so small, they're less likely to break eggs. I think my best ever was a little bantam mixed...

Quote: That's how hens get to be mommas, they hatch some eggs. Any species that lays eggs would have to be able to hatch them somehow, wouldn't they? Otherwise, there wouldn't be any more of them to lay the eggs in the first place. Once upon a time there were no incubators. An incubator is...