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I'm fairly new to Wisconsin and am wondering what chickens would work in this climate! It's upwards of 90 degrees and sometimes stormy in the summer and downwards of -10 degrees and snowing in the winter. I was thinking that I would need to get standard sized chickens with a smaller comb and no feathers on their feet. I have a long haired dog and I have to trim the hair on her feet in the winter to keep her from sticking to the snow! I've also heard that Polish don't necessarily do well because their top feathers freeze and form little icicles
After a preliminary search, breeds that I'm considering are:
Ameraucana
Andalusian
Ancona
Australorp
Barnevelder
Brahma
Buckeye
Campine
Chantecler
Cherry Egger
Cochin
Delaware
Dominique
Easter Egger
Favaucana
Faverolles
Hamburg
Jersey Giant
Marans
Modern Game
Naked Neck Turken
New Hampshire
Orpington
Plymouth Rock
Rhode Island
Sex Link
Sussex
Wyandotte
Has anyone had experience with these breeds in different climates? Or any chickens to add to the potential chickens list?
After a preliminary search, breeds that I'm considering are:
Ameraucana
Andalusian
Ancona
Australorp
Barnevelder
Brahma
Buckeye
Campine
Chantecler
Cherry Egger
Cochin
Delaware
Dominique
Easter Egger
Favaucana
Faverolles
Hamburg
Jersey Giant
Marans
Modern Game
Naked Neck Turken
New Hampshire
Orpington
Plymouth Rock
Rhode Island
Sex Link
Sussex
Wyandotte
Has anyone had experience with these breeds in different climates? Or any chickens to add to the potential chickens list?