Winter Hardy Chickens

[chantecler]

HI All

I vote for CHanteclers too! They are super winter hardy birds. AND they lay year round!

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[purplepoen]

Barred Rocks!!!

 

[Crazy_Chicken_Lady]

chicken stalker ;p :

Those of you in the cold climates, do you typically used a heat lamp or infared lamp? I live in upstate NY and think its going to be a harsh winter. I was wondering if I should run electric out to my barn before the ground freezes. I have 8 EE's.

I live in NNY and we've used infared heat lamps for the last 2 winters. They'vce worked pretty well. This year at night I'm going to use some black heat lamps for night time.​

 

[LauraSBale]

my favorite is Black Australorp's, they do really good in the cold and great egg layers,

 

[tiki244]

Quote:

...a 'bit' chilly

I'll second that!!!!!!


I have some bantam cochins that have done well.

I am sure brahmas and Wyandottes would do great with their rosecombs.

 

[chicken_boy_Kurt]

Orpingtons, any feather footed breed, and I know this sounds weird but NNs

. They somehow survive in that cold enviroment really well. But if it gets to below -50 I'm not sure if they could handle that

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[mom'sfolly]

I second the orpingtons. Iowa Blues might be good to, since they were bred for a cold climate. I love this chart, it gives all kinds of good chickie info in a very readable form.

http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/jhenderson/chooks/dual.html

 

[kalaim]

Thanks all!!

It all helps, the chart is great!!