Most broody breeds?

[fowlwoman1]

I've been having awful luck with incubating, but I was thinking that maybe I could get a flock of little broody breeds. I know about silkies, but would they be the most "efficient" broody hens? Which breed would eat the least? and be the most broody?

 

[nnbreeder]

Game breeds are excellent and the Naked Necks are excellent broodies too.

 

[sweetshoplady]

I have a designer pullet who is broody and setting on 10 eggs - not sure all will hatch as I tried to break her the first 2 nights and the next morning back to the nest where her eggs were she would go. I added 5 eggs for her to set on and she is just as happy as she can be on her nest in the bathtub. She is a brahma cross. The fun part will be that I have a mixed flock and so I don't know what colors the babies will be.

18 days and counting!

 

[DTchickens]

Silkies are good i hear, Buff orpingtons are Broody machines i hear,, Any Game hens (American game. Old english game. etc).. Are broody machines AND great mothers.

 

[pkeeler]

Cochins are great brooders and have the extra bonus of being very large and fluffy (can fit more eggs underneath).