@SwampPrincessChick raised a question (indirectly) that I'd like to answer. Why do you breed chickens? In my case, it comes down to three things that go from most, to least important.
For the love of the breed. I predominantly focus on one breed, and one llandrace. The serama is a breed that I can't say has been on my bucket list for ages, but I fell in love with them very very quickly. Their personalities are amazing, they are gorgeous to look at, they are elegant (some more than others), and so much more. They truly are a perfect little breed. Something else I love about them, is their flight capabilities. In general I think flight is so cool, and I haven't met a bird with better flight skills than a serama.
On the other hand, the Tsouloufates hold a historical significance for me. They are the birds my grandfather, great-grandmother, and grandmother used to have growing up. There have been times where I've shown my birds to older family members and they've said "oh, those look like the birds we had when we were little!". I would very much like to keep this lanrace from disappearing, because it has that connection to our roots, and I think that's really cool. Tsouloufates are also the best choice for free rangers on my property, and climate.
Second reason I hatch, are the eggs. Some people say they haven't noticed a difference in how store bought eggs and their own chicken's eggs taste. I have. I also don't like the way battery hens are treated.
Third and final reason, the meat. While I hate rounding up my cockerels to be sent to an acquaintance who butchers them for me, I prefer them having a good life up to that point, compared to what the supermarket birds had to go through.
So for those reasons, I set eggs in my incubator, and let the broodies hatch as well
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