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Quote: Talk to BuckeyeDave up there. I'm hoping to be able to get some from him later this year or next spring. Kathleen

Quote: Thanks, Dave, that helps! I knew they were winter hardy, but wasn't going to read back through this whole thread to see if anyone had mentioned their winter laying ability! I have to add that winter hardiness and winter laying don't necessarily correlate, as I had some Easter Eggers...

I have a question: I'm making up a chart (for my own use) of the breeds that are good winter layers, and I thought Buckeyes were included in that group, but the Henderson Chicken breed chart doesn't include the 'winter layer' symbol with the Buckeye write-up. Can anyone verify that Buckeyes...

Quote: I'm not surprised that they wouldn't/couldn't change your order, as they've been sold out of Buckeyes until the end of June for at least three months. I had ordered ten along with some Mille Fleur Leghorns, and they aren't sure they'll be able to fill my order. Kathleen

Y'all could be praying for me -- my order from Sand Hill is supposed to come next week, Mille Fleur Leghorns and whatever Buckeyes they have left after prior orders are filled! I originally ordered ten Buckeye chicks (and 15 of the Leghorns), but will be happy if I get even two or three of...

I'm kind of bummed -- I had ordered ten Buckeyes and fifteen Mille Fleur Leghorns from Sand Hill. I got a letter from them that their Buckeyes are pretty much sold out until July (late for me, as we will have a busy summer and I was hoping to get all my babies more or less 'weaned' before...

I think, with the economy, more people are getting chickens, period. It would be interesting to poll the hatcheries and see if their sales are up significantly. Kathleen

Thanks for the info about Sand Hill's birds! That's good to know (maybe I should have ordered fifteen of them, and only ten of the Leghorns, LOL!). Kathleen

I've pretty much given up on trying to guess gender on chicks until they are pretty well grown, for most breeds (it is possible to tell with a few breeds, such as the Salmon Faverolles -- I've ended up with three cockerels and two pullets out of those five babies). You just have to be patient...

LOL! So far, we've been blessed in our local post offices -- they'll call us at six am to let me know my chicks are there AND they'll open the back door for me to pick them up at that hour! It probably helps that they don't HAVE any 'back room' to put things in, though! When we lived in the...

I've ordered some Buckeyes from Sand Hill. I would rather have gotten them from one of the breeders on here (and probably will do that later), but was ordering some Mille Fleur Leghorns from them -- don't know any place else to get those. I didn't want 25 of the Leghorns, so filled the order...

If chicks are chirping a lot it means that something is wrong. Try adjusting the temperature in the brooder, usually making it a little warmer will help. Also make sure they are eating and drinking. I've got five chicks in a puppy crate in my bedroom and I've noticed that they let me know...

If I was to show, that would be one of the main reasons for doing it (I don't know of any poultry shows close to us, and can't afford to drive very far with my 3/4 ton pickup). That's the main reason why I joined the local dairy goat club after we moved here, so I could get to know people who...

I grew up in the middle of Alaska (Delta Junction, on a homestead) so I have a tendency to smother a grin at people complaining about cold weather, too! The flip side of that is that I suffer in the summer heat. I'm about as far south as I'd care to live now, although we did spend a year at...

It generally takes chickens a week or so to recover from a major stress like being moved, and at this time of year, it might take longer than that for them to pick up and lay well again. They might do it sooner, but don't be disappointed if it takes a little while. Kathleen

Quote: Not in my experience, no. In what book did you read this? And can you provide a link? I've never even heard that before, and do not find it to be true in my birds. That's too bad! I've read this in a couple of the websites that talk about Buckeyes, and the extra dark meat was one of...

Should the single-combed birds be saved, too? I know I've been told that they are valuable in Wyandottes because they help bring the fertility up (rose-combed birds are a little low in fertility). Kathleen

Sand Hill has Buckeyes listed as laying large eggs, if that helps the person up there who was concerned about egg size. Kathleen