Are Ohio Beauties Extinct?

[Hens_And_Chicks]

When I was a kid, we had Ohio Beauty Chickens - I can't find anything about them anywhere. I live in Ohio and I have been told this breed was native to Ohio and they are rare. Does anyone have any information about breeding stock or fertile hatching eggs?

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

Can you describe what they look like? I've never heard of them before, so I'm VERY interested in this! lol!

 

[al6517]

Is it possible that maybe the name has changed, due to some cross breeding or hybridazation. see if you can visit with some older folks who may have an idea.

AL

 

[Hens_And_Chicks]

They were a white kind of chicken with black specks in their feathers. I don't have a picture. We showed them at the fair when I was a kid back in the 70's. They layed large brown eggs - if I recall correctly, the eggs had brown specks on them - they were a medium dark brown with specks.

The closest color they look to a common breed today is the Silver Laced Wyandotte - except they were might whiter.

 

[cgmccary]

I've wondered the same thing myself & what were they?

Check out this thread on another forum I posted last year:

http://www.the-coop.org/cgi-bin/UBB/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=11;t=001981#000000

 

[Marlinchaser]

I am not extinct, I just left the state.

OH sorry you were refering to a chicken

 

[WestKnollAmy]

 

[Hens_And_Chicks]

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Meyer Hatchery is where I got my Barred Rocks and Dominques last year. The lady there said she had heard of them but they did not have any or know where to get any. I actually live in Wooster so this is a very interesting bit of information - I live very close to Kidron and Mt Hope where the buyer says they bought the chicks. My sister has Golden Buffs and would love to get some Ohio Beauties. If I could find some, I would love to incorporate them into my flock. I've tried to Google them, search for fertile eggs on ebay and look for them in breed books but so far, I have not been able to find any information.

 

[cgmccary]

Keep us posted on what you find.

 

[Laskaland]

Contact the Ag college at The Ohio State or at University of Ohio and see what they have for you?