It's pretty cold out, can this breed withstand...

[Chick_a_dee]

I'm going to be ordering my chicks the beginning of January for the 2009 season. I was going to get 6 EE chicks, how are they weather wise? We can go lower than -25C outside, are they a good cold hardy breed?

 

[seriousbill]

Generally, pea-combed breeds do better in the cold than single-combed breeds, so yeah, they'll do okay.

 

[Chick_a_dee]

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Awesome. 6 EE's it is then!

 

[SterlingAcres]

I've got Orpingtons and Easter Eggers. We've been hitting -10F up here and so far, they're all fine.

 

[Momo]

My EEs seem perfectly happy and it's been -16 C lately. I also have some Ameraucanas and they're fine too.

 

[tileman@prodigBird Raiser]

I have 2 standard amercana hens and right now the weather up here in Ny is in the 10-20's but they are in a shed so it is only 30-40 in there. They are very hardy.