I have only had New Hampshire Reds and Buff Orpingtons and both were great chickens. Unfortunately they have all been "taken" by predators, due to our location and free ranging but the Buff had time to sit on some fertilized eggs. She was a good mother. Regrettably I tried to clean up her nest when she was out of it one day and she never went back to it.
Make sure your chicken coop is safe from predators!