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    The Buckeye Thread

    Sorry about the above post - I was trying to quote Minniechickmama and respond, but looks like I made a mess of that.
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    The Buckeye Thread

    The other thing I had a few of my big hatchery hens come down with is perienteritis (water belly), which was always fatal.  I mean those hatcheries are great for people who want to get a wide variety and they don't mind getting new birds every other year.  I prefer that I have them laying about...
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    The Buckeye Thread

    Please do - I am very interested.
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    The Buckeye Thread

    Thank you CanadianBuckeye. I appreciate that information. Will have to see if I can get my hands on that book. You all definately have the wheels turning in my mind....this is good stuff - thank you
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    The Buckeye Thread

    Thank you for your reply! It is really great to hear from people who actually have the birds, than relying on the "standard description" you read in books and on the internet.
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    The Buckeye Thread

    Yes I am pretty excited to get some. It they are half as good as everything I have read, they will be perfect for my family and our climate. Honestly, I can't figure out why more people don't have them and why I had never heard of them. My mom had chickens growing up, I knew, and know lots of...
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    The Buckeye Thread

    Lol - the shape of the eggs is something I wouldn't have thought about! And this is just me being ignorant - what do you guys classify as a poor layer or a good layer? I think I would be thrilled with a chicken that would lay 3-4 eggs/week in our cold Wyoming winters. Is that realistic...
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    The Buckeye Thread

    Thank you for responding! Yes! I don't know enough about chickens, but from everything I have read off of you all's posts, Buckeyes seem to be just a really great all around bird. Good foragers, good layers, good table birds, good temperament, and I am very excited about that. I am just...
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    The Buckeye Thread

    Thank you holm25. That is interesting. I appreciate your comments. I just assumed that the Crains birds would have good confirmation because it seems he is active in the American Buckeye Club? (Assuming always gets me in trouble haha). Thank you!
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    The Buckeye Thread

    Hi, I am fairly new to chickens. I have been doing quite a bit of "research" (haha) on the internet, and am VERY interested in Buckeyes, particularly the Lay, or Crains Run Ranch strain. However, Buckeyes are not common in my region and I am having a hard time locating any for sale. I have...
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    Electric Fencing

    I will absolutely search as you suggested. There is so much information on this site, sometimes it is hard to wade through and find what you are looking for. I appreciate you taking the time to share your experience, a lot.
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    Electric Fencing

    Thank you for the encouragement! We have TONS of coyotes and a few of everything else. I have heard people say (a lot) that a coyote will jump that fence. I LOVE the peanut butter idea. I am just hesitant, I don't want to spend a bunch of money and then my birds get wiped out. What kind of...
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    Electric Fencing

    Thank you MeepBeep. That is what I was thinking too, just didn't want it to be true. I really wanted the "free range" chicken idea to work for me, but I don't think it is going to. I appreciate your input!
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    Electric Fencing

    I am hoping to get 8-10 chickens soon. I haven't had chickens since I was a kid, and growing up, we had chickens in a coop and a real nice pen. Now I am starting to read about using electric poultry netting to move the chickens around in padocks. Anyway, I work full time during the week, and...
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