I live on Long Island, New York and our weather varies a lot so if anyone could give me some breeds that are cold or heat tolerant it would be much appreciated.
Which breeds are cold or heat tolerant?
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I have found that pretty much all breeds can tolerate extremes of weather as long as they are acclimatized. I have Seramas and Silkies living alongside LF of many different breeds, in a climate where we get below 0 weather in winter and they do fine in an unheated coop. In summer we get weeks at a time of triple digits and I've never lost a bird to heat either. In winter, don't heat the coop but make sure they have a place that is draft-free, and unfrozen water (I use heated dog water bowls). In summer, give them plenty of options for shade, keeping in mind that birds lower in the pecking order will be driven away when they try to approach a favorite spot, so there need to be multiple options to ensure they all have access to shade. And, of course be sure there is plenty of clean, fresh water available. I keep multiple waterers in different areas of the chicken yard so there is one that is in shade at any given time of the day.
It it were me, I would try to find local breeders that have a set up similar to what you will have. By set-up, I mean insulated vs. un-insulated coop, open sided or three sided vs. enclosed coop, etc. That way, no matter the breed, they are acclimated to your climate, Good luck on your search!I live on Long Island, New York and our weather varies a lot so if anyone could give me some breeds that are cold or heat tolerant it would be much appreciated.
I have raised Black Australorps in California's northern Sacramento valley where summer temperatures frequently reached 117-118 F (123 F once) and in northern Kansas where the temperature reached 30 F below zero one winter and they did fine in both extremes. In addition to being very hardy, Australorps are calm and gentle chickens and excellent layers of large, brown eggs. You just have to make sure you provide them with shade and plenty of fresh water in the heat and a dry, draft free shelter in the cold.
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That's good, then it seems like my two will be fine!
If you have Australorps, should will handle your weather just fine with the sensible precautions I mentioned in my above post.
The more you have, the better they will fare in the cold winter months as they can share body heat. Also, I always recommend to have at least 3 so that if something happens to one of them, the other isn't left lonely and miserable.
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Well, besides them two I have five others of different breeds.
What other breeds do you have?
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I have a golden partridge cochin, a speckled sussex, an easter egger, two black austrolorps, and two silver laced wyandottes. I have a picture of them
minus the wyandottes
minus the wyandottes
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