Hi Brad,
I just joined today too. We are in the midst of reasearching how to raise chickens in Arizona. You will have the same heat challenges as us. We're also planning to start with Rhode Island Reds as I have read they are more heat tolerant than some others. I raised chickens growing up and am really excited to do it again. Right now we are looking at coop designs and deciding which would be the best for our backyard application.
Are you planning to purchase chicks?
Kristine
I just joined today too. We are in the midst of reasearching how to raise chickens in Arizona. You will have the same heat challenges as us. We're also planning to start with Rhode Island Reds as I have read they are more heat tolerant than some others. I raised chickens growing up and am really excited to do it again. Right now we are looking at coop designs and deciding which would be the best for our backyard application.
Are you planning to purchase chicks?
Kristine