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[hysop]

It should be illegal everywhere in my opinion, it is animal abuse.

I agree!!

I cherche for lively chicken and active chicken being able to fend for himself

Jersey Giants get pretty big and are cold hardy. I had an Australorp rooster who fought off an owl once. He only win because my dog came to his rescue but he held him off for a while and none of his hens got taken.

 

[CHlCKEN]

Plymouth Rock , Sussex ,..... I have test red junglefolw but to weak for the NORTH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Try English orps, Cochins, Faverolles, and Silkies.

 

[Ludovic]

I know you are looking for hardy chickens that are able to fend for themselves.

A few questions:
How cold do they need to be able to survive?
What are you looking for in chickens? Eggs? Meat? Dual purpose? Entertainment?

-40 degrés , for fun ( I have a project with that) and for meat

 

[Lemon-Drop]

-40 degrés , for fun ( I have a project with that) and for meat

-40... (Celsius or Fahrenheit?) Either way, that is pretty cold.

Will they have housing? I don't know too much about meat chickens as I have never owned them (my birds are pets and for eggs) but I'm sure someone else here does. I do remember reading that Australorps are fairly cold hardy and can be used for meat.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

-40... (Celsius or Fahrenheit?) Either way, that is pretty cold.

Will they have housing? I don't know too much about meat chickens as I have never owned them (my birds are pets and for eggs) but I'm sure someone else here does. I do remember reading that Australorps are fairly cold hardy and can be used for meat.

Fahrenheit, I believe. It's canada, so it gets colder than the -20-30F my state gets occasionally.

In the winter I can't keep Cornish bantams alive without special considerations, and they're probably a more cold tolerant gamey looking bird because of their mass

 

[Ludovic]

no in celcius welcome to north men

 

[CluckerFamily]

-40 Celsius and Fahrenheit are the same.
I have Easter Egger and we get weeks that are -20° Fahrenheit. They do well at this temp but I also put up greenhouse panels that cover their run to help them stay warm with what sun we do get.

 

[Ludovic]

I think im gonna go with liege fighter chicken for my project thanks everyone if you have any other proposition tel me

 

[JacinLarkwell]

That breed is very unlikely to do well. Belgium winters are far more tolerable than canada. The lowest it gets is like 0°F

 

[Ludovic]

they will eventually get used to it