Can some orpington people tell me if the breed has issues with extreme temperatures? Odd question I know.
I have 25 chickens of various breeds. I started out with 3 orpingtons last year. Over the winter we had a week of subzero temps
and I found one of the orpingtons dead on the coop floor. No evidence of anything wrong with it that I could see and
no warning beforehand. Then this week we just had temps reaching 100 for the week. I found an orpington dead on
the hottest day of the week. As with the other there is no evidence of anything that caused the death. Now I have
one left. I have only ever had one other chicken die and it was a 5 day old chick who had not been
right since hatching. Is this a breed thing or just my chickens?
I have 25 chickens of various breeds. I started out with 3 orpingtons last year. Over the winter we had a week of subzero temps
and I found one of the orpingtons dead on the coop floor. No evidence of anything wrong with it that I could see and
no warning beforehand. Then this week we just had temps reaching 100 for the week. I found an orpington dead on
the hottest day of the week. As with the other there is no evidence of anything that caused the death. Now I have
one left. I have only ever had one other chicken die and it was a 5 day old chick who had not been
right since hatching. Is this a breed thing or just my chickens?