Posts Tagged ‘cold hardiness’
Top 5 most cold hardy chicken breeds October 3, 2014 14 Comments
Winter layers and Cold hardiness – NOT the same thing! December 28, 2012 48 Comments
One of the mistakes I initially made years ago when choosing my chicken breeds was that I didn’t understand that there was a difference between cold hardy breeds and winter layers. To me, a breed that was described as cold hardy was bound to be a winter layer, too. But that’s not true. It’s just not the […]
Cold weather chickens – 8 things NOT to do to in winter November 16, 2012 211 Comments
How to prepare your chickens for winter isn’t especially intuitive, and many people may take steps that can actually make things more difficult for their flock rather than helping them to become cold weather chickens! Choosing cold hardy breeds (if you live in an area of cold winters) is certainly an important first step! But […]