YO GEORGIANS! :)

[Missyktsm]

There is a website that lists the breeds and all about cold/heat tolerance.  It is the Henderson's Chicken Breed Chart
http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/jhenderson/chooks/chooks.html  Maybe that will help.  I have my coop and run in the shade.  I have lots of open sides (with wire) with roosts where they can catch the breeze.  They also free range and go into the bushes in the summer.  So far, the heat hasn't harmed any of the birds! 

Thanks so much! I had used that site to do some of my research but had lost the link...now I have it again . In some of my reading I'd noted that a few people stated that although a breed had been listed as "heat hardy", it had not done very well. Was just wondering if some of you have had better luck with particular breeds than others.

 

[beckyb1971]

Here is our blrw roo

 

[beckyb1971]

Here is our blrw roo

 

[luvmesumchicken]

They are doing great the light colored we is my fa

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Hahaha!!! That is hilarious! And thank you!! Just picked up some sweet little Polish chicks from luvmesomechickens. They were absolutely adorable! Exspecially the w/c black baby. thank you!! Hope your new additions are fairing well!! ( Luvmesomechickens ) and Bargain, what accident did I miss?!? Is he ok?![/quot they are doing great my fave is the light colored ee they are all so sweet

 

[luvmesumchicken]

Favorite

 

[luvmesumchicken]

My phone messed that all up

 

[DURR]

They are doing great the light colored we is my fa[/quite]

Hahaha!!! That is hilarious! And thank you!! Just picked up some sweet little Polish chicks from luvmesomechickens. They were absolutely adorable! Exspecially the w/c black baby. thank you!! Hope your new additions are fairing well!! ( Luvmesomechickens ) and Bargain, what accident did I miss?!? Is he ok?!

they are doing great my fave is the light colored ee they are all so sweet

That's why we called her angle. I'm glad you're happy with them. My boys love the little polish!

 

[Quack Addict]

That's why we called her angle.

Was she bent over all the time?

 

[hungry4eggs]

Was she bent over all the time?

She may have been obtuse.

 

[jflanny]

Hi Missy

I live in Newnan and my run is in the shade. When I let my flock out to free range in the sun I just keep an eye on them because of hawks and other predators. There is a little bit of sunshine that gets to patches of their run but overall this has worked well for the 15 years I have kept my chickens. I have just gotten my first Silkies but I think they will be fine. I read on that site that they are pretty heat and cold tolerant and as long as your run is kept in good condition they should be fine.

I am doing a major overhaul of my run based on some good info yesterday on BYC that mentioned using pine bark in the run to control mud. Small chip bark (as opposed to the shavings I have been using) might be particularly beneficial to our beautiful little Silkies!