Heat Tolerance
Hot summers stress a flock, and breeds with larger combs and wattles handle the heat better because those combs help them shed body heat.
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Isa Browns
Brown eggs Price range: $3.90 through $6.60 -
Rhode Island Red
Light Brown eggs Price range: $3.90 through $6.60 -
Barred Rock
Light Brown eggs Price range: $3.90 through $6.60 -
Amberlink
Brown eggs Price range: $3.90 through $6.60 -
Black Australorp
Light Brown eggs Price range: $4.05 through $6.89 -
Mystic Maran
Dark Brown eggs Price range: $4.75 through $7.35 -
White Leghorn
White eggs Price range: $3.90 through $6.60 -
Light Brahma
Light Brown eggs Price range: $4.05 through $6.89 -
Black Sex Link
Light Brown eggs Price range: $3.90 through $6.60 -
Olive Egger
Olive eggs Price range: $4.75 through $7.35 -
Plymouth Blue Rock
Light Brown eggs Price range: $4.75 through $7.35 -
Sapphire Sky
Green eggs Price range: $4.75 through $7.35 -
Coco Espresso
Dark Brown eggs Price range: $7.75 through $10.35 -
Royal Sussex
Blue eggs Price range: $7.75 through $10.35
The White Leghorn leads this group, with exceptional egg production on modest feed. Barred Rocks, Rhode Island Reds and Black Australorps are dependable brown egg layers that handle heat as well as cold. The Light Brahma rounds out the list with a large, stately frame.
Heat tolerant chicken breeds still need shade, airflow and plenty of cool, fresh water. Give them that, and they will handle summer far better than most.
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