Hey guys
My name is scott, me, my wife and my new 1 month old son, Ethan live in keremeos, British Columbia, Canada where our summers can reach +40 degrees celsius and out winters can get as low as - 25 degrees celsius with the wind chill. That temp does not last, it only happens about once or twice a winter, average is between +5 and -12 degrees celsius. We have a five acre farm on the similkameen river and have 4 of the acres quartered up by paige fencing. 3 of the acres are pasture,1 is ground crop and the other is what the home sits on. We have never raised chickens before but have always wanted to, we have the space, and i have recently converted a large double horse stall in to a sweet coop. We will be practising paddock rotations with our hens so they will essentually be free range. Now i have been following BYC for a while now, this is where i have gotten all my info on paddock rotations and what i needed to do to convert my stalls into a coop. So now i am at the stage where i am stuck, i have no idea what kind of hens to get, my fencing is 4 feet high so some chickens that are less likley to try to fly away or some that may be to large to fly away. Also some suggestions on the winter hardiest and possibly on reliable laying. Friendly woud be nice also. Wow sounds like i'm asking alot and i thank everybody in advance for taking the time to read this thread, and to those of you who answer......YOU ROCK and THANK YOU
Scott,Elaine,Ethan,the dags and soon the chicks
My name is scott, me, my wife and my new 1 month old son, Ethan live in keremeos, British Columbia, Canada where our summers can reach +40 degrees celsius and out winters can get as low as - 25 degrees celsius with the wind chill. That temp does not last, it only happens about once or twice a winter, average is between +5 and -12 degrees celsius. We have a five acre farm on the similkameen river and have 4 of the acres quartered up by paige fencing. 3 of the acres are pasture,1 is ground crop and the other is what the home sits on. We have never raised chickens before but have always wanted to, we have the space, and i have recently converted a large double horse stall in to a sweet coop. We will be practising paddock rotations with our hens so they will essentually be free range. Now i have been following BYC for a while now, this is where i have gotten all my info on paddock rotations and what i needed to do to convert my stalls into a coop. So now i am at the stage where i am stuck, i have no idea what kind of hens to get, my fencing is 4 feet high so some chickens that are less likley to try to fly away or some that may be to large to fly away. Also some suggestions on the winter hardiest and possibly on reliable laying. Friendly woud be nice also. Wow sounds like i'm asking alot and i thank everybody in advance for taking the time to read this thread, and to those of you who answer......YOU ROCK and THANK YOU
Scott,Elaine,Ethan,the dags and soon the chicks
from Ohio. So glad you joined. The Australorp, Barred Rock, Wyandottes and Speckled Sussex are good cold hardy birds. 
