Welcome to BYC! I live in south MS now but am originally from Clinton and my Mom and brother still live there as we first built there in 1960. I certainly have eggs to offer, but I see that you have plenty of folks willing to help that are closer to you. If you specifically want Rhode Island...
Yeah, those levees are pretty teeth jarring, aren't they? We have a cabin there that my father had built several years before he passed. I get over there as much as possible for some R&R and quality outlet shopping!!
I got a few from a mail order hatchery. a few from the feed store, then got an incubator so I could hatch and raise the breeds that I was interested in. In the meantime I have a flock of Austrlorps that keep me in eggs and I sell the excess eggs. I bought them from a lady in Hattiesburg. I try...
Welcome to BYC!! I believe you are the closest member I've seen here on this site! I live in Monticello. Good to have you here. Predators? Shotgun works well. However, that's a little extreme if you have marauding neighborhood dogs, for instance. Haven't had too much trouble yet with hawks even...
I'm a newbie from Monticello, Ms. Just me and the hubby as representative humans! Got a flock of 16, about to be 75 more chickens, 2 dogs, 2 cats and the numbers change alot, all except the hubby. We live near the animal shelter and seems like alot of folks just decide to dump them out at my...