Heya! - New member here! And new to chickenasuaruses! QC Canada

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Here are some chicken breeds I consider cold hardy:

  • Wyandottes
  • Russian Orloffs
  • Buckeyes
  • Ameraucana
  • Faverolles
  • Kraienköppe
  • Rosecomb Rhode Island Reds
  • Dominiques
  • Chantecler
  • Cornish
I would abstain from bantam sized breeds as they will not provide enough body mass to withstand very low temperatures.

Have fun !
 
NixSiren said:
Hello Everyone from Cantley Quebec Canada!

I am not new to animals but I am definitely new to chickens (outside of playing in their coop and chasing them as a horrible demon child). We just moved to Cantley and it turns out many of our neighbours have backyard chickens which is thrilling! Because I've always wanted some egg layers of my own. They are sooo ridiculous! And interesting with their social hierarchy and cuuuuute!!!

Currently, I live with my Husky Pup (4 yr M) and 3 cats, and my very patient husband. I have had a variety of pets my entire life and worked at an exotic pet store while in university, oh and worked on a farm while in high school. I'm not new to lizard poo, from what I recall from being a kid, chickens are close in line with that genera of gross.


I have joined this site to learn learn learn before we take the plunge and bring in some of our own goofy fluffty-tufft chickens. Some of the first questions I have are;

- what breeds are best for my climate? (super hot summers and super cold winters)
- will I be able to build a coop that can help them to manage the temperature swings? I roughly know the answer is yes, what with everyone around owning chickens, but I'm here for the best advice!
- how many coorkahs (chickens) should I start with? I think at 6 or so, right - to keep them socially happy?
- I suspect I'll need to avoid the roo's due to their noise - can my potential flock be content without a male? Is there an advantage to having roo's outside of fertilizing eggs?

Those are my starting questions, thanks so much for encouraging the intro!

More about me;

My undergrad degree is in Philosophy and Political Theory - and from there I branched out into many different fields. I am currently a DSO in a rapidly growing business, it's been a whirlwind of rapid growth in the last 3 years and it's been a lot of fun being close to the helm in that growth. Otherwise, I have an interesting background in work for example at one point I travelled across Canada and taught at Highschools (a different high school every day for 2 years). I've worked in IT at Apple as a tier 2 CPU technician... worked in Radio for 4 years, taught art while in university... the list goes on. Throughout that time I've always had animals in my life and am very excited to learn more about chicken husbandry.

Thanks for taking the time,
Nix
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