Most likely to go broody hens?

[Isabella7Storm5]

Does anyone have any experience with speckled Sussex

i think @Sussex19 does

 

[Isabella7Storm5]

My Buff Orpingtons are always broody to the point where it's rather annoying

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Cornish bantams are great broodies, but I wouldn't want them free ranging. Mine need to be alone with their chicks for a while before the chicks are sturdy enough to be with a lot of birds. On the plus side, the roosters and Phoenix roosters both are very good ime

 

[JacinLarkwell]

My araucana and ketwa also go stupid broody and do well with free ranging

 

[fluffycrow]

I vote gamefowl as well

 

[GirlsHuntToo]

Buff Orpingtons, Silkies, and Light/Dark/Buff Brahmas.
I think The Light Brahmas are best out of the brahmas though.

 

[GirlsHuntToo]

Easter Eggers or Ameraucanas too.

 

[fluffycrow]

In your other thread you showed a pair of OEGBS. Although OEGBS aren't really game anymore, the female could still sit for you relatively well

 

[NatJ]

In your other thread you showed a pair of OEGBS. Although OEGBS aren't really game anymore, the female could still sit for you relatively well

I was just going to suggest Old English Game Bantams. I've had several from Ideal Poultry that went broody regularly and were good mothers.

They will be much better than Silkies for free ranging, because they can see well and fly fairly well.

They are not really gamefowl now, so it is typically fine to have multiple males in a flock (same considerations as normal roosters, multiple males may have issues sometimes, but nothing like the way gamefowl males need to be kept separated because they will try to actually kill each other.)

 

[fluffycrow]

I was just going to suggest Old English Game Bantams. I've had several from Ideal Poultry that went broody regularly and were good mothers.

They will be much better than Silkies for free ranging, because they can see well and fly fairly well.

They are not really gamefowl now, so it is typically fine to have multiple males in a flock (same considerations as normal roosters, multiple males may have issues sometimes, but nothing like the way gamefowl males need to be kept separated because they will try to actually kill each other.)

Agreed. OEGBS are a much better choice for OP's setup, silkies are in no way shape or form a good bird to free range