Cold-Weather Chicken Care: Cold-Hardy Chicken Breeds

"WOW! Did we have some crazy-cold weather this winter?! I don’t know about you, but some of our cold nights had me rethinking my chicken breed choices. Luckily, most of my ladies are pretty hardy to begin with. But my lightweight, giant-combed Lakenvelder rooster and my dear, sweet rooster Rasputin had me a bit worried. And as I discovered, when it came to Rasputin, I was right to be worried."