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Birch Run Farm:
Erica,

Winters are best described as burtal here where I live.  None of my breeds seem to have issues getting through cold weather even as chicks.  I seem to have better hatches in late summer and early fall for some reason.  I do allow the hens to do the raising if at all possible.  That way cold weather has youngsters with adults to stay close to if needed.

OldChurchEggery:
Do you notice your fall-hatched chicks laying earlier or later than those hatched in the spring? That was more of what I was getting at. I\'d heard that fall hatching could lead to the pullets laying earlier than normal, sometimes inclining them to prolapse. If it works for you in the far North, though, I might give it a shot down here in VA!

bantamhill:
I have not had issues with fall hatched pullets in Central Missouri.

Michael

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