Looking for beautiful Breeds

[JacinLarkwell]

I'm trying to think of different breeds I want to get. I don't want just 'normal' birds (leghorns, orpingtons or australorps, normal birds like that.)

Wishlist:
-Heat tolerant! I'll be living in AZ in a few years and I can't have the A.c. in their barn XD
- cold tolerant too because we will be in the part if the state that gets a little below freezing at its coldest
-Broody wouldn't hurt, love my phoenixes going brood and just increasing themselves without my help
- Pretty. I want beautiful birds, with variety in colors and 'extras

 

[britesidefarm]

I would suggest Cochins. So far all mine have been great in heat and cold, but it definitely doesn’t get as hot as AZ here...

 

[black_cat]

I would suggest anything laced, as well as sumatras. I'd also say ayams or another melanistic breed.

 

[black_cat]

I think that there are definitely more options with bantams: sebrights, silkies, japanese bantams, d'uccles, seramas....

 

[black_cat]

Houdans or crevoucours (sorry for bad spelling) could be cool as well from crests. Minorcas are quite nice too, IMO

 

[centrarchid]

American Games meet all criteria but will create management issues on male side. Icelandics, despite coming from Iceland can tolerate heat reasonably well and cold for sure.

 

[black_cat]

American Games meet all criteria but will create management issues on male side. Icelandics, despite coming from Iceland can tolerate heat reasonably well and cold for sure.

isn't it green and sunny in Iceland and icy in Greenland?

 

[black_cat]

Ooooooh, yes! Icelandics are beautiful.

 

[black_cat]

American Games meet all criteria but will create management issues on male side. Icelandics, despite coming from Iceland can tolerate heat reasonably well and cold for sure.

Are american games the ones that are 90% leg?

 

[Xouie]

When I was over in Reno this spring, someone on Craigslist was advertising a new heat/cold tolerant breed — the desert-(something). I think it was desert orchid. Pretty sure it was some kind of flower name. Didnt pay much attention at the time because nobody wants to carry a batch of hens 4+ hours in the car. But as I recall they were a colorful variegated breed like a Mille fleur.

Anybody heard of this?