I'm relatively new to chicken keeping. I have a Buff Orpington rooster, 4 Black Star hens (RIR/BR), 4 Cinnamon Queens (RIR/SLW), and 3 Barred Rocks. Starting next spring, I would like to hatch out some chicks to add to my flock. My question is, does anyone here have experience with 1/2 breed Buff Orps? I know pure bred BO hens have a tendency to go broody, but do half breeds ever go broody, especially if the BO genes are from the rooster? From what I hear, the Black Stars, Cinnamon Queens, and Barred Rocks aren't known to go broody very often. I understand cross breeding hybrid hens is probably a roll of the dice. But I was just curious if anyone had some experience with this.