hello from pittsburgh, pa

[MaggiesFarm13]

Hi my name is Sarah. I am knew to the chicken community, but I am very interested in raising chickens in my backyard. Was trying to figure out what breed would do the best in western PA? It gets really warm in summer and very cold in winter.

 

[drumstick diva]

If you go to "where am I, where are you," you can post on your state thread and get advice tailored to your area. Chickens generally can tolerate cold much better than excessive heat. I doubt you have temps as high as Arizona and some how chickens survive that (usually).

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas, MaggiesFarm13, and

! Pleased you joined us! Below is a chart that lists a lot of chicken breeds and their attributes. Good luck to you!

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

 

[sumi]

Welcome to BYC

There are a number of breeds that can tolerate hot weather, have a look round the Breeds section for a list. I have kept a large flock in Africa, some Australorp X's, RIR X's, Lohmans etc and they survived extreme heat (up to 130*F). Make sure they have cool, shady spots to hide from the sun and plenty water to drink and stand in, I found that helped a lot, letting them cool their feet. Enjoy your chicken adventures!

 

[MaggiesFarm13]

Thank you for the welcome! I'm more worried about the cold then heat. Thank you for pointing me in the right direction!

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Welcome to BYC!!!

Glad to have you aboard!!

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! Glad you joined us!