Heat Tolerant Egg Producer Suggestions Needed

[N F C]

Hi, it's nice to meet you...have fun picking out your new flock!

 

[Nomadicus]

Hello and Welcome to BYC!

 

[Tookie]

Hi, welcome to BYC!

 

[Nomadicus]

Hi y'all!

Newbie here from the Midlands of South Carolina. I would love some advice based on personal experiences on chicken breeds that are great egg producers and can take the heat and humidity of SC. I'm a newbie so I also would like these breeds to be better for a first time, about to be, crazy chicken lady. The absolute best in my world would also be if they are dual purpose birds.

Help please!

You may want to evaluate Anconas. They lay well like leghorns and are better for meat than leghorns. Not broody.

 

[Alagirl]

paging @3KillerBs
I am further South. my Barred Rocks don't produce as nice, but my little Rhode Island Red is a little machine. Almost every day I get a large egg from her.
My Ameraucanas (TSC stock, so who knows for sure) also lay prolifically. The eggs are medium in size though.

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens. And a Big Hello from Eastern Nebraska!

 

[triciayoung]

Welcome. I agree with @DobieLover and @SilverBirds

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Welcome to BYC @SoCluckinReady

 

[swampfox440]

Welcome to BYC! pleased to meet you.

 

[BurbMum]

Hi and welcome! I just did research on birds that can take heat (got to 111 here last year) before getting chicks and from what I remember you might want to look into Australorps, Rhode Island Reds, and Whiting True Blues.

My Easter Egger is my most consistent layer, but my Barred Rock is the only one who hasn’t showed any signs of heat stress even at 90 degrees.