breed for ms?

[Jordan_mosley1]

I live in Mississippi what breed do you guys think would be well-fit for the climate here

 

[Ridgerunner]

Welcome to the forum, glad you joined.

What are your goals? Eggs, meat, bug patrol, pets, eye candy, to show? Some combination? Do you want them to go broody to hatch eggs? Does color or size of the eggs make a difference to you? Will they be confined or free to range?

I could tell you which ones I'd pick for my goals but there are a lot of options out there. What I'd pick might not suit you at all.

 

[Jordan_mosley1]

Welcome to the forum, glad you joined.

What are your goals? Eggs, meat, bug patrol, pets, eye candy, to show? Some combination? Do you want them to go broody to hatch eggs? Does color or size of the eggs make a difference to you? Will they be confined or free to range?

I could tell you which ones I'd pick for my goals but there are a lot of options out there. What I'd pick might not suit you at all.

Eggs, bug patrol , hatching and they will be free ranged

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Do you have a preference on egg color?
Mediterranean breeds are well suited for your stated goals and locale......leghorns, andalusian, etc.

 

[Jordan_mosley1]

ok thank you

 

[Ridgerunner]

You can look through Henderson's Breed Chart for characteristics then check in Feathersite to see what adults look like. All these are not that available though.

Henderson’s Breed Chart

http://www.sagehenfarmlodi.com/chooks/chooks.html

Feathersite

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/BRKPoultryPage.html#Chickens

In general the Mediterranean breeds breeds mostly suit you but they generally don't go broody. If you want to hatch eggs you'll probably need an incubator and need to raise them yourself. To me Leghorn sound about perfect but they rarely go broody.

They are weird-looking with their bare necks, but Turken (also called Naked Necks) might suit you.

They are not in Henderson's Breed Chart but American Game chickens would probably suit you well. In many ways they are fairly close to what the pioneers brought with them. They do tend to go broody and raise their own chicks.

Another way to approach this would be to get chickens from small farmers in your area if you can. Talk to them and tell them what you are looking for but their mixed breed "mutts" could be exactly what you want.

If you they have plenty of water and sufficient shade most chickens can manage, even cold weather breeds. But heat is an enemy and can be dangerous.

 

[Jordan_mosley1]

ok