- Jul 28, 2018
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Hello fellow feather collectors!
I just had some fun of the mill questions and concerns for the new flock I'll be starting next spring. I have had chickens before I lived in Washington state my whole life up until three years ago (now living in North Dakota) I couldn't take my birds with me to an apartment of course so I gave them to my friend who also had chickens (hardest part about moving tbh) so I had gotten my hands on speckled sussex I can't even comprehend how much I loved this breed!! I know favorites are sometimes frowned upon but I couldn't help myself I named her "SnowBird" cause she looked as if she had snow flakes all over her. she was a big ol gahloot loud and proud and LARGE and in charge. But anyways I'm rambling. My questions are would speckled sussex be ok in north Dakota? The winters are terribly cold negative teens+ sometimes. And the summers are ok enough but still can reach the cusp of triple didgets. Of course the new house on moving in has 6 acres FULL of apple trees, pair trees, choke cherry trees, evergreens and willows ect. So shade is not a problem. Would they be a good breed (I'm very determined to get them) to have in these here grasslands. I was also thinking about barnevelders as well also got one of them and boy "Henrietta" was just a visual master piece. But I was hoping to get some different if not better breeds to have in sometimes severe weather conditions. (Cold and hot)
ALSO! about the coop would insulating be recommended? I have done some research and most say with proper ventilation the birds themself will regulate their temperature them selfs. And I'm not a fan of having a heat lamp in there for a sleeping of reasons (the major being a fire hazard) but Washington state is way more temperate there than here in the great grasslands of North Dakota so I'll need all the help and information as possible!!!!
Thanks so much for reading my whole spew!!!! Look forward to reading what ya have to say
I just had some fun of the mill questions and concerns for the new flock I'll be starting next spring. I have had chickens before I lived in Washington state my whole life up until three years ago (now living in North Dakota) I couldn't take my birds with me to an apartment of course so I gave them to my friend who also had chickens (hardest part about moving tbh) so I had gotten my hands on speckled sussex I can't even comprehend how much I loved this breed!! I know favorites are sometimes frowned upon but I couldn't help myself I named her "SnowBird" cause she looked as if she had snow flakes all over her. she was a big ol gahloot loud and proud and LARGE and in charge. But anyways I'm rambling. My questions are would speckled sussex be ok in north Dakota? The winters are terribly cold negative teens+ sometimes. And the summers are ok enough but still can reach the cusp of triple didgets. Of course the new house on moving in has 6 acres FULL of apple trees, pair trees, choke cherry trees, evergreens and willows ect. So shade is not a problem. Would they be a good breed (I'm very determined to get them) to have in these here grasslands. I was also thinking about barnevelders as well also got one of them and boy "Henrietta" was just a visual master piece. But I was hoping to get some different if not better breeds to have in sometimes severe weather conditions. (Cold and hot)
ALSO! about the coop would insulating be recommended? I have done some research and most say with proper ventilation the birds themself will regulate their temperature them selfs. And I'm not a fan of having a heat lamp in there for a sleeping of reasons (the major being a fire hazard) but Washington state is way more temperate there than here in the great grasslands of North Dakota so I'll need all the help and information as possible!!!!
Thanks so much for reading my whole spew!!!! Look forward to reading what ya have to say
