Need help picking chicken breeds.

[LunaMarieWolf]

I am thinking of adding new chickens to my flock and culling/rehoming some older hens who are struggling with the weather.

I moved my flock from a shaded, tree-filled backyard in Arkansas to a open pasture with little to no natural shade in Oklahoma.

Some of my hens are super hot and I know the weather is going to be super cold during the winter.

I need some sort of breed that is able to withstands 90-100 degree Fahrenheit Summers and chilling 10-20 degree Fahrenheit winters.

The coop is open during the summer and I allow my chickens to run around and hide under the little shade pine trees here and the open bike shed.

But during the winter I am thinking of closing up the coop and trying to insulate it for the harsh cold wind.


I know for now my Black Sex Links and Buff Orpingtons are having a tough time during this summer.

Thank you for any help!

 

[LunaMarieWolf]

If it helps I am using these chickens for eggs and not meat.

 

[A_Fowl_Guy]

I have Rhode Island Reds. They are incredibly tolerant of temperatures extremes. It’s been in the 100’s here and they pant of course but they are not lethargic.