Hi Juley
Yes, they are orpingtons. The are doing fine here, although we sometimes get into the high 40's during summer.
Boxer are the BEST. Mine does the chickens, as well as cattle and sheep. The sheep is a bit of a problem, cause they think he is one of them :) He works the cattle better...
I have a Boxer male. He helps me every day with the chickens. He started off on cattle (self taught) He then progressed to sheep (He watched the collies for about 2 weeks, before he jumped off the truck to herd them himself. Lately he started helping me with the chickens. When one of them is...