Blue Andalusian Chickens in Ohio?

[ChickensAreSweet]

Here you go! I held some chicks up in my hand and took photos but LOL here is one- it is blurry:


There are some Buff Orps and Buff Minorcas in the hutch with the Blue Andalusians.

 

[Luckyduck2]

Cute! I'll have to wait to get mine until spring though. Have to wait until our current chicken situation is sorted out in the fall. And I really don't want baby chicks shortly before the low temperatures start coming. What a bummer....

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

Cute! I'll have to wait to get mine until spring though. Have to wait until our current chicken situation is sorted out in the fall. And I really don't want baby chicks shortly before the low temperatures start coming. What a bummer....

Yes I have found raising chicks in the winter to be oh so time consuming. One year we had just moved them out to the hutch under lights (after being in the garage) and then a huge cold front came through and I sent one of my children to go get them or they would have died even with lights. We had to bring them in the house- not even the garage.

 

[Luckyduck2]

I see you have Minorcas and Egyptian Fayoumis. How much harder is it to take care of heat hardy breeds like that in cold water than lets say, an Orpington? Is it worth it to try a breed like the Andalusian in colder weather, or is it just better to stick with the breeds that are more adapted to my area?

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

I see you have Minorcas and Egyptian Fayoumis. How much harder is it to take care of heat hardy breeds like that in cold water than lets say, an Orpington? Is it worth it to try a breed like the Andalusian in colder weather, or is it just better to stick with the breeds that are more adapted to my area?

I have not gone through the winter with the Fayoumis yet- I am new to them. They were born this year, and I have not had a breed before through the winter with an extra large comb like that and small lightweight body (Mediterranean type). I have had Mediterranean breeds before (for example Leghorns) but not through the winter. So I have never dealt with frostbite.

If you haven't sought out your state thread, it might be worth your time to talk to some of the Ohio people to see what they think:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/12049/ohio-come-on-buckeyes-let-me-know-your-out-there

 

[Luckyduck2]

I didn't see that they had state threads! Thanks!