10 best laying breeds for hot climates
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- Опубліковано 7 сер 2024
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00:00 - Introduction
00:49 - What you've heard is wrong
03:56 - Brahmas and Orpingtons BAD in heat
05:46 - Best laying breeds for the heat
07:35 - Egg color comparison
08:35 - Foraging and predator evasion comparison
08:50 - Confinement tolerance comparison
09:47 - Temperament comparison
10:46 - Noisiness comparison
11:04 - Next steps - Домашні улюбленці та дикі тварини
I have several rhode island reds, buff orpingtons, barred rocks, black astralorps, easter eggers and they all stay very happy down here in south Louisiana, in fact the rhode island red has been the #1breed here since as far back as I can remember and our temps reach high 90's to 100 most days in the summer. White leghorns also do great here
Thank you, that's good to know what survives louisiana 🥵, I am in north ga.
A really pertinent topic right now, and especially for those who may be planning to start a backyard brood soon. From my own personal experience, Austra-whites, Welsummers, and Easter Eggers ALL very well tolerate triple digits in addition to being able to handle the coldest of Iowa winters! These breeds are also very friendly and docile, making them an easy choice for even the most inexperienced.
Oh yes!! I wanted to get Welsummers and Easter Eggers! I wonder if Australorps are also good, considering they come from Australia.
The Australorp was bred for our very hot Australian summers so these would be a great breed in any hot climate countries
Australorps do well in the cold as well.
Thank you! BA have become my favorite & I have a bunch of them and I was wondering how well they supposed to stand up in heat. So glad to hear this!
Absolutely can vouch for the orpinton. Down here in Florida my orpinton is struggling. Her feet are always red and her egg production has slowed down alot after the first year. There is a covering over the run and the coop is a foot off the ground and she spend the most time under it for the coolness.
I'm in North Florida Delaware, white leghorns, comet reds, Easter eggers, Australorp do well in the FL heat
Had Turkens / naked necks, that attacked other chickens. I live in Central FL, we have 90+ in summer and get down into the teens in winter with cold north winds. Our flock is a mix of, barred rocks, RIR, Welsummer, Wyandotte, New Hampshires, Speckled Sussex and a Bantam leghorn who’s my best brooder. They live free ranging during the day, and have a converted 10 ft x 30 ft building to roost in at night, with egg boxes. The sides are wooden planks with 1/4 inch gaps to help with air circulation, and that is covered inside with hardware cloth. We also have 4 fans moving the air through and in the heat of the day, we put gallons milk jugs with frozen water for the air from the fans to be cool. I made a video on my channel of things to do to help them through heat. Top help outside is sitting large saucers in shaded areas and in their barn. These are the big ceramic or plastic pans one would put under an extra large planter. We refill them daily with cool water for the chickens to stand in. I observe who is panting and holding their wings out to cool off. Those that struggle most will not be replaced in our flock. Another breed will be tried. We also put ice in their waterers and put some electrolytes in one or two of them.
So far with the current flock of breeds I listed, I see less standing in water, panting, wings out from the Welsummer, the Bantam, Wyandotte, the New Hampshires, and one of the Speckled Sussex. My RIR rooster and hen pant, but prefer moist soil cooled with ice. The Barred Rocks get aggressive in heat except for one. When we see hard panting in the shade, we pull out the extension cords to blow cool air in them and a wash basin with some deluded epsom salt water and immerse the chickens to their neck. Just one or two dunks and let them go.
As you can see keeping these breeds in Florida takes work. I approach my chicken keeping as a research project and keep records so I can make different choices for next flock. The key here is LOTS OF SHADE. A homestead with a lot of oak trees is good for chickens.
Looking for breeds that do well in the Dallas, Texas area heat. Summers here are often harsh.
OMG! Perfect timing for this vid to show up on my feed! I just bought some property north of Houston and plan to have some laying hens. I hadn’t started researching yet so this was perfect timing! Thank you for your help.
Southern Arizona here. Buff Orpington and Barred Rocks are great layers for me here. Copper Black Marans good also. Spring here May and June a scorcher. Then in July the monsoon rains come and it gets really humid. I provide 70 percent shade cloth overhead for my flocks. Winter where Im at lows to 10 degrees f.
Sounds like your in foothills area? Do your summers get to over 110F? I'm in Phoenix where 118+ is not unusual in July--August. Have a black cat and a medium haired cat that suffer even with water and shade. I try to wet a patch of soil for them to lay on during the worst temps. Think that would work?
Great information!! Thank you
Hey, just realized you had a YT channel, I've enjoyed your website for a while. And very excited to her that you are also from SW Idaho, glad that brutal summer is over now lol. Love your bit at the beginning about generalist breeds- definitely something I'm finding true rn during my first year with chickens!
I have RIR and Barred Rocks I live in Utah they are amazing in super cold and heat but my state is dry heat not humid heat there is a difference!
New subscriber and new to chickens. Ours are just over a week. I've learned so much watching your videos. Thank you
Your videos are top. I wish you had more followers. I found you when I got my first brood of chicks back in April and I've learned so much from you. Thank you for everything and keep up the good work. Love your hens too; such beautiful ladies. ❤
So nice of you! Thanks Winnie!
I also live in Idaho . We get -10 to 110 . I have speckled Sussex , wyandotte , white leghorn , golden comet and easter egger . They have all done fine here . I do not use misters .
Thanks for the information!
You're welcome! :)
TYSM!!!
Excellent information, thank you. Ruby
Thanks Ruby!
I love Orpingtons but I don't dare have them here in Louisiana.
Thank you! I am a new chicken mama in Central gulf coast Florida and there are so many mixed messages!
Omg same area and I want them but have been worried about the heat and humidity
I live in southeastern Utah on a small alfalfa and Scottish Highlander ranch in the red rock desert at 6000 feet. Our summers are hot in the upper 90's and our winters are in the teens. It is hard to find a breed that can tolerate both. Our only advantage in very low humidity. So far I have had the best luck with the Buff Orpingtons and the Speckled Sussexs. I started with Rhode Island reds and was not happy with them.
my buff and lavender orpingtons have done amazing in Arizona. most likely because the average temp for my coop on the summer is about 95 even in July/August. I've also done well with wyandottes.
So glad these breeds have worked out for you. :)
Are you talking desert Arizona or pine forest Arizona? Summer temps in the desert get to about 114 -- 121F. I figure any chicken I tried to raise for companionship would become baked chicken in short order.
@veganconservative1109 i raise chickens successfully in AZ desert, off the grid. If you provide plenty of shade, a breeze, some wet dirt, frozen treats, electrolyte powder in their cold water, watermelon or cantaloupes, etc they do just fine. Occasionally i will dunk their feet in cool water to help them cool off on the hottest days but its not necessary providing all of the other things mentioned. I have mostly easter eggers which seem to tolerate the heat pretty good. It will be 115 this Saturday. Last week we saw 108f
@@veganconservative1109 Tonopah AZ it's west of buckeye
Good truths!
Hi, just found you. Thanks for all the info. You live in a beautiful place. I am interested in your double decker laying boxes, how tall are they? I was thinking of sex link, like Cinnamon Queen for my hot climate but they're not on your list. Your so sweet and kind with your birds.
Totally agree. I lost both my Barred Rocks last summer.
So sorry to hear it.
Dang I have three Orpingtons and live in SC. Poor babies. I’ll make sure to keep an eye on them when it starts getting hot again
I would also like to add that humidity makes a difference as well.
Excellent info, many thanks!! I want to keep Welsummer, Australorp, Ameraucana, Leghorn, and Copper/ Black Marans. Wonder how these other guys will do in the heat? The Naked Neck is just too ugly, ha ha! I want some pretty hens and a handsome Welsummer rooster. That would be ideal. This will be in South Florida, so hot, hot, hot! They will probably need AC.
How are Ameruacana in heat?
We just moved to eastern KY from FL....do you have breed recommendations? Acreage is not an issue.
Cant go wrong with Rhode Island Reds...
How about chicken in 100+ degrees for southeast california we get extreme heat for at least 3-4 months
Live south of houston and i raise barred rocks and rhode island reds no problems at all
I was wondering if anybody else made the connection with foghorn leg horn 🤔 😅. If I get a rooster, that may be his name. That or haihai 😆
What are the top 3 laying breeds for the Texas winter and or heat?
Since Texas winters are normally not to harsh, but the heat is.
My family is watching carefully.
Are the different types of sex-links good in hot humid climates?
I am in Houston, TX
Love love love your videos, but this one is really hard to hear.
This video is so embarrassing. It's one of the very first ones I made - the old ones are all ultra-cringey and hard to hear/watch/stomach, but the info's still good so I leave them up. :)
I live near Sacramento Ca. Summer temps are in the upper 90s for ~3-4 months each year and reach over 100* for weeks at a time. Winter sees occasional snow and freezing temps. We have Delaware, Barred Rock, Americauna, Buff Orps and Silkies. The ones that are most hearty and best layers are the Barred Rocks / Delaware then Silkies. One Americauna died from the heat last year. I find it strange that they didn't like the heat being from S.America seems counter intuitive. Neither Easter Egger liked the heat. Barred Rocks just don't seem to care what the temp is. Very sturdy chicken and lays lots of eggs. This is my observation of my flock. Neighbor with 27 birds has similar results.
A lot of these factors do depend on strain. My strain of Barred Rocks are miserable in the heat - they survive, but they're not happy. Modern Ameraucana/Easter Eggers are actually very different than the original South American birds, so perhaps not as surprising as you might think that yours have not done well in the heat - I have an article on this topic here - www.thefeatherbrain.com/blog/ameraucanas-easter-eggers-and-arauacanas
Thanks for sharing your experience!
Bri
how did the buff orps do?
just a random - the araucana that the americauna is derived from is from the araucania region of chile where the weather is very mild. the average low in a year is only 55 F and the average high is 77 F.
I have heard that Plymouth Rocks and Rhode Island Red chickens are extremely aggressive/bullies/mean? I have never heard of this before. Any truth to this?
I’ve heard the same from a couple of sources. That said, I had 3 Rhode Island Reds and two Black sexlink. They got along just fine and were great with the kids. No problems at all. 🤷♂️
@@CFarnwide Ok. Thanks for the information. Any breed of any animal or bird can be mean or aggressive if they are abused. Thanks.
Yes. My rir rooster use to chase me and my toddler around the yard pecking aggressively. He met an untimely end when he kept attacking the dogs. I have rir hens and Everytime I feed them they're pecking at me and being an azzhole. I'm done with that breed
@@diodio9494 Good to know...thanks!
Do you know best farm that are selling best quality chicks and hens and cook?
Many are good. To find hatcheries in the U.S., see my page here - www.thefeatherbrain.com/hatcheries
I recommend buying from a hatchery near to you. If you can avoid shipping and pick your chicks up locally, that's best for the chicks.
I don't have any knowledge about hatcheries outside of the U.S., so I can't be of any help there.
The pictures don't match the dialog. I only got half way because I didn't want to see the mismatch. Looked like random pics. Sorry,
Thanks for the feedback, Grave. The pictures are meant to match the dialog. Maybe it doesn't seem that way because the sound in this video is unforgivably bad. I had my gopro set up on tripod and the chickens were pecking at it. Still learning. :)
Wasted almost 1 minutes reading a question who cares to ear the specific questions