Best Dual Purpose Broody hens?

[EOD Daddy]

I am wondering what breeds make good setting hens. I know banties will but I want a larger hen who can set more eggs. I am thinking buff orpington or light sussex? Also will buffs from hatcheries set?
Thank you

 

[gtaus]

I had a Buff Orpington that would go broody. She was a real sweatheart. I also had a couple of Black Australorps and they went broody all the time. Both those breeds give nice eggs when not broody.

 

[Somewhere_In_The_Clouds]

My Sussex have been good broodies the times I've let them set.
@Sussex19 had a Speckled Sussex hatch a lot of babies recently.

 

[Gigachad poultry]

Here is opinion!

Sussex
Barred Plymouth Rock
Orpington
French Cuckoo Maran
Some Easter eggers will go broody as well

 

[21hens-incharge]

The broodiest large fowl I ever owned were Black Australorp purchased from Strombergs hatchery.

Many hatchery birds have had broodiness bred out of the lines.

 

[EOD Daddy]

I had a Buff Orpington that would go broody. She was a real sweatheart. I also had a couple of Black Australorps and they went broody all the time. Both those breeds give nice eggs when not broody.

Gtaus,
Thank you were they hatchery chickens or privately purchased

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I am wondering what breeds make good setting hens. I know banties will but I want a larger hen who can set more eggs. I am thinking buff orpington or light sussex? Also will buffs from hatcheries set?
Thank you

My spitzhaubens and pheonixes constantly brood. My ketwas do too, but they're not a common or cheaper breed

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I am wondering what breeds make good setting hens. I know banties will but I want a larger hen who can set more eggs. I am thinking buff orpington or light sussex? Also will buffs from hatcheries set?
Thank you

Have you considered Cornish bantams? Yes, they're a bantam, but they're great layers, a bit broader (but don't let any mini turkey hens set anywhere slippery or in a big area, they can get leg issues), and if you make sure you get a double breasted male, the cockerels should be good for processing

 

[gtaus]

Gtaus,
Thank you were they hatchery chickens or privately purchased

All my chickens were/are hatchery chickens.

Although some breeds are noted more for going broody than others, you can also see a big difference in individual birds within a breed. For example, I bought a California White about 3 years ago. They are noted for great egg production and not going broody. My original California White laid a goose-sized egg every day for about 2 years and never went broody. I bought another California White last year, and she has been terrible for egg production and has gone broody a number of times. When I get eggs from her, they are average sized large to a few extra-large eggs, but she is not consistent in laying. In any event, you would not think they were the same breed as their characteristics are so different.

 

[Sussex19]

My Sussex have been good broodies the times I've let them set.
@Sussex19 had a Speckled Sussex hatch a lot of babies recently.

@EOD Daddy all my Sussex, lights, coronation, and speckled have been amazing mums.
My SS does it all herself ( goes off and lays a clutch in the garden somewhere) and is soo good.
The others are more 'domestic' and hatch in the coop instead. They all take foster chicks as well.