hardy

Just a thought that came to mind... Many heritage breeds are cold hardy, take heat well enough (as long as you give them shade and water), and free range well enough. Do you think mutt chickens would be more hardy? Or could you Rhode Islanders or Plymouths (or any breed really become more...

I'm in the Midwest. Wisconsin, to be exact. its not uncommon to have negative temps, even a "polar vortex" of -40F in winter, and 90F in summertime. if you're in a climate such as mine, how do you house your silkies? this will be my first year having them apart from my LF/feathered birds...

Hello. I am looking for some hardy pullets in the South Metro area. Please let me know if there are any available!! NO cockerels please. Thank You!:clap

Which are in your opinion the less robust chicken breeds. In my opinion, the white meat birds and the silkies.

I have bantam size eggs from hens that are a Barnyard mix of Bantam Columbian Wyandotte and Rhode Island Red, and Barred Rock crossed with Olandsk Dwarf. The hens and roosters (which are second generation) are bantam sized. The second generation bantam size roosters are not related to the hens...

Hi! I planning on getting a couple polishes in the spring or summer. I was wondering how hardy these chickens are. I live in north Georgia; we barely get any snow, just a couple of inches. I'm not really worrying about the cold because I've been reading up about it and everyone says they do good...

Hello! As my name suggests, my favorite breed of chicken is the Egyptian Fayoumi. There's one problem with my obsession. My place of residence is in Idaho. As you might know, Fayoumi are much better for hot weather, as opposed to cold weather. But I can work my way around this by crossbreeding...