I like the Rhode Island red and barr rocks

silkies

Probably bantams in whatever form, for the larger egg layers, Buff Orpingtons . They are also easy to graft new chicks to, put them under a broody hen at night.

Silkies

Yes, sir. Smart, broody warriors.

Some of the hatchery sites list how broody different breeds are. Broody chickens are not the best layers. I got Buff Orpingtons in hopes they will hatch some chicks snd I won't have to buy more. I got ISA browns and have Buff roosters. I got the ISA for the eggs, and Buff's for broody. Both are real tame chickens.

Banquet….or Churches

Have 17 Rhode Island hens, not a single one broody. Unless I want to incubate I need to find a broody breed that fits well with Rhode Island chickens.

My father favored game hens. Once they hatched out if anything messed with the chicks they payed the price. His favorite egg layers were Rhode Island reds. He would get 100 straight run every spring. When the cockerels started to feel their oats they went in the freezer. Having said that we almost never ate any chicken,,,,go figure.

Egyptian fayoumi has always been a a favorite of mine, including being broody. They're also an interesting and overall great breed to have. Read about them sometime. I free range my flock quite a bit, and of course I lose birds to predators, but out of all of the different breeds I've had over the years, the Fayoumi are almost always the last ones to be taken. They're alert, broody, quick, flighty, and supposedly disease resistant.