Looking surrogate brooder hens

[RBOutdoors]

Looking for some surrogate brooder hens for a free range flock. What breed or lines would you recommend? Would like a broody line of EE's or something with a distinct eggs if possible.

 

[RBOutdoors]

Well I chose to get done dark Cornish, buff Orpingtons and light brahma hens to do my brooding. We will see which does better.

 

[Ducks and Banny hens]

Here is the list I I have about percentages of broodiness:
100% - Red Junglefowl
95% - Boxwood
90% - Most Barnyard fowl; Bow Lake fowl; Sebright; Phoenix; Landraces
80-85% - Cochin; Pekin; Silkies
75% - Dorking; Wyandotte; Chantecler; Cornish; Greyleg; Orpington
70% - Sussex; Faverolle; Barnevelder;
60-65% - Plymouth Rock; RIR; NH; Buckeye; Brahma; Langshan; Marans; Welsummer
Minus 50% - Mediteranean breeds; Belgian breeds; German breeds;

You'd want 75% + for good results.

The percentages listed are the percentage of hens of that breed that go broody.

Hope this is helpful!