"We have 8 chickens that all did OK in the heat this summer. They include 2 Australorps, 3 Easter Eggers, 1 Golden Wyandotte, 1 Campine, 1 Phoenix. If I had to choose the best for the heat from this group, I'd choose the Australorps. They also lay…"

"Thanks for the info. She sounds wonderful, but I live in Gilbert so that is a haul. I would love to find someone like her nearby."

"Lisa,
I have one of each of the following: Red Sex Link, Cinnamon Queen, Americana, Buff Orphington & a brown Leghorn. The buff is very bossy with the others, the Leghorn is the first to try everything and always the first to go to bed. Mine were…"

"Faith, which breeds did you get that do well in the heat?"

"I got mine from a lady on 35th Ave & Union HIlls. She was very informative, helpful, and all her hens are fully feathered and look very healthy. She has all ages from a hatch dates of 09/09/09 to 3/23/09 and several breeds that do well in our AZ…"

"My kids and I started with eggs (30) from McMurray Hatchery online. It was our first attempt. We hatched 16, lost two w/in 24 hours and lost one due to heat related accident that happened when I went camping:( When the chicks we hatched were a week…"

"I got my chicks locally from Pratt's Pets, and despite the bad reputation, I was very happy with them. They were less than a week old...chicks. Fuzzy and cute. I would keep them inside if possible in a room that doesn't get a lot of use and that you…"