What chickens can live in a hot environment?

[AmazingRachel]

Mediterranean chickens would be great. Some more pretty looking Med. breeds are
Anconas

Sicilian Buttercups

Andalusians (blue is in fashion now)

There's also Egyptian Fayoumis

 

[AmazingRachel]

Bottom line is that you want chickens with large combs and a thin frame.

 

[SonoranChick]

Ok stop it you're making me want to place an order now

 

[Silver Sebright]

Mediterranean chickens would be great. Some more pretty looking Med. breeds are
Anconas

Sicilian Buttercups

Andalusians (blue is in fashion now)

There's also Egyptian Fayoumis

Thank you so much! I've done some research and these would be great

 

[Silver Sebright]

Ok stop it you're making me want to place an order now

 

[AmazingRachel]

Thank you so much! I've done some research and these would be great

No problem. My Nonna grew up on a farm in mid-Italy. She had mostly Brown Leghorns with some Naked Necks.
Brown Leghorns:

I didn't know whether to list them are not since you wanted more exotic breeds. Amazing egg producers though.

 

[SonoranChick]

Brown leghorns are my fave! I cannot speak highly enough about this breed. Mine does pant in the summers (can you blame her, it gets up to 115*) but she does fine, and lays all winter long too.

 

[Silver Sebright]

No problem. My Nonna grew up on a farm in mid-Italy. She had mostly Brown Leghorns with some Naked Necks.
Brown Leghorns:

I didn't know whether to list them are not since you wanted more exotic breeds. Amazing egg producers though.

Thank you so much for being so helpful

 

[Cluck-a-lot]

Hi, I have around 35 birds which have coped very well in the tropics, South Pacific where it is constantly around 30C . As long as they have shade and plenty of water they seem to thrive well and so far (touch wood) , have not suffered any disease or heat stroke.
I have found Orpingtons to be fine. Although they have loads of feather, they have a lot of air between them. They enjoy everything on offer, and I have bred them for the last 4 years without a hitch. The Rhode Island Red has coped well too. Their feathers are much denser than the Orpingtons who have just gone through their first moult.

It was a trial to see whether a large breed could survive happily here ... as I breed for the villagers whose stock over the outer islands was catastrophically diminished after a very bad cyclone. The cross between both breeds has been incredibly successful .
A big bird easy going , not the slightest bit aggressive , which is considered in the same way one might a top notch Mercedes in the garage.
Just thought you might be interested.
One drawback is that bumble foot has to be carefully monitored as infection can spread very quickly in the moist heat. So far, so good.
Hope this is a help. It rather goes against a lot of other info regarding the size and shape ...but it has worked for me.

Best of luck.

 

[Silver Sebright]

Hi, I have around 35 birds which have coped very well in the tropics, South Pacific where it is constantly around 30C . As long as they have shade and plenty of water they seem to thrive well and so far (touch wood) , have not suffered any disease or heat stroke.
I have found Orpingtons to be fine. Although they have loads of feather, they have a lot of air between them. They enjoy everything on offer, and I have bred them for the last 4 years without a hitch. The Rhode Island Red has coped well too. Their feathers are much denser than the Orpingtons who have just gone through their first moult.

It was a trial to see whether a large breed could survive happily here ... as I breed for the villagers whose stock over the outer islands was catastrophically diminished after a very bad cyclone. The cross between both breeds has been incredibly successful .
A big bird easy going , not the slightest bit aggressive , which is considered in the same way one might a top notch Mercedes in the garage.
Just thought you might be interested.
One drawback is that bumble foot has to be carefully monitored as infection can spread very quickly in the moist heat. So far, so good.
Hope this is a help. It rather goes against a lot of other info regarding the size and shape ...but it has worked for me.

Best of luck.

Thank you I will think about the Orpingtons we used to have a few but they all got snatched up by wild animals sadly. I was thinking of getting some of those from my local feed store.