Buckeye Reviews

Wonderful, friendly hens

Posted 1 week, 2 days ago

Pros: gentile, friendly, curious

Cons: health issues

I love my buckeyes, they are so sweet and friendly. I hope it's just a streak of bad luck with them but one died at one week; one died at seven months (we were told it might have been egg bound); and now a third has a bent beak at two months. It isn't a scissor beak, just the tip. Her mouth aligns perfectly. My husband said she will wear it off when she goes outside and pecks at the ground. I hope these three grow up okay because they are great hens.

The Buckeye Chicken

Posted 11/23/12

By Chickenfan4life

Pros: Friendly, good layers, mousers/ratters, very cold hardy

Cons: None that I can think of

I really want to get some Buckeyes! They sound like a really awesome chicken breed that would be fun to have! Not like I need more chickens, though! Lol.

Buckeye the friendlist breed

Posted 8/17/12

By amenfarm

Pros: friendly, good egg laying, calm

Cons: likes to investagate everything

My hen was bought at 11 months old, after producing many chicks for the show breeder. She is just out of a 3 week isolation, and is showing a great deal of friendlness and wants to be with me everywhere--eats right out of me hand. Very happy with this breed, I will have more.

buckeye

Posted 7/1/12

By Winter Chicken

Pros: cold hardy gets rid of mice

Cons: not very freindly

i realy want a female Buckeye

Buckeye by accident

Posted 4/12/12

By sheimer

Pros: big, beautiful, docile

My husband and I received a buckeye hen and a buckeye rooster by accident. We ordered a straight run of rhode island pullets and ended up with 2 buckeyes. When my husband butchered all the roosters I told him to save the buckeye, not knowing at the time what it was, because he was unique looking. That was one of the best decisions I ever made.

The perfect chicken? In many ways - yes

Posted 1/24/12

By Stuck in the Coop

Pros: Friendly, cold tolerant, calm

Cons: none I can think of

These are the friendliest, calmest birds I have raised. Instead of shrieking in fear and running when you work in the brooder, they come running to see what you are doing. Now that they are in a coop, you have to take extra care not to step on them as they are curious about everything. They 'talk' to each other a lot at bed time. Highly recommend, please take care to purchase from a reputable breeder. Buckeyes were almost extinct so it is important to breed to standard to maintain the qualities that make them such a unique bird.

Buckeyes

Posted 1/22/12

By Chickielady

Pros: Great layers with pullets at a commercial size large egg by 8 mo of age, they all get along extremely well.

Cons: None that I have seen.

I have had Buckeyes for quite a few months now and can say they have captured my heart. I have also been blessed with Champion Bloodlines...which is rare for a beginner despite I have raised chicken my entire life. These birds are beautiful to look at, and very thoughtful & thinking birds. My hens will jump in my arms to see what I am up to, sometimes coop cleaning is difficult to these beautiful & curious birds. I have been blessed with some champions myself from this great bloodline. These birds have been cooped & held for 6 days during blizzards and are fine....no fighting amongst themselves......the cockerels mature very...

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Buckeye

Posted 1/11/12

By RhodeRunner

Pros: Winter hardy, dual-purpose, easily adapts to their environment, self reproduces, friendly.

Cons: slow grower, diet, occasionally temperamental.

A great dual purpose breed for the northerner. Our birds are very friendly, with the hens practically underfoot when they see us. They are rather spunky and outgoing and make a great pet for the small backyard chicken enthusiast, and they are also productive enough to be considered good dual-purpose fowl for a small farmer. Our hens have proven to be excellent layers, but did take 7+ months to mature. We were very surprised how large the eggs were even when the girls were pullets. We do not give our hens a light during the winter but they are still laying very well. Meat wise the boys grew slowly, but they made up for that in taste. ...

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Cold Weather hardy

Posted 1/11/12

By bigzio

Pros: Handle to cold well

Cons: deminished laying after molt

Wonderful breed of chickens in the northern climates. Gentle roosters that make this breed a blessing.

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