Are my birds cold weather hearty types?

[kimboolah]

It's a little late to be asking this, since there is already snow on the ground, but I have an assortment of the following:
RIR
EE
one black sexlink
one giant cochin
one white silkie bantam
one wyandotte

Anyone in that group need anything special in the winter months? So far, so good, but I was watching them, all puffed up and wondered if I have any special needs birdies......

Thanks!

 

[BorderKelpie]

I would think that the biggest issue would be the larger combs on some of your breeds. If they have adequate shelter and are healthy, they should be ok. Even my Seramas are outdoors without supplemental heat and it's been hovering in the mid 30's at nights here. Your birds should have acclimated to your temperatures. Seems like I read somewhere that you can rub vaseline on their combs, I don't know how that helps, but I read it somewhere. (Helpful, huh?

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Best wishes!

 

[Uzuri]

Check the Henderson breed chart

http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/jhenderson/chooks/chooks.html

In the second to the last column, it'll tell you about hardiness. Sex-link almost certainly isn't in there, though, being a cross. If you knew what the cross was (and I've seen the common crosses listed around here, I just don't remember them) you could probably get a good idea of the hardiness from the parents.

 

[kimboolah]

hmmm, I don't know where my sexlink came from, or from what........she is pretty, tho! Thanks for the link to the Henderson chart. Seems I am in pretty good shape except for the ginormous combs.......i see a goopy exercise with vaseline in my future!