if it gets that cold where you are try looking up the cold tolerant breeds. you may want to find a breed with a rose or pea comb and something fluffy too. some breeds such as silkies are very cold tolerant because their combs are compact and it helps ward of frostbite issues. also, I was reading...
here is one of my lovely ladies. her name is cloud and she is a pure white EE. she has quite the personality and loves to run around at full speed for no reason. she has the cutest face though.
I'm sorry to hear this it seems like a waste of such a beautiful life. I have encouraged my chickens to dust bathe away from the fence because I was afraid one might get tangled up, though I never have actually heard of it happening till now. I dumped a big pile of sand in the middle of my run...