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I wouldn't recommend any hatchery for good examples of any breed, though hatchery stock is fine if you're just looking for utility birds. Any hatchery is going to breed for volume, not adherence to the SOP. I've only had Buckeyes since last fall but I love the laidback, calm, yet bold and...

One of my Thanksgiving-hatched pullets this morning, a little poofy from the cold (sun wasn't above the mountains yet) . Sired by the male in my avatar (from Shumaker Farms) .

I'll have to stop by, I lived in Atwater for 15 years and still have a good friend there who owns a boarding stable, and I will be visiting my mom and sisters in Merced, the next town over, in May.

Eight new additions to my Buckeye flock.

Riftnreef, I don't know Ohio locations/distances, but if I was going to buy from anyone in Ohio my first choices would be Joe Shumaker of Shumaker Farm, or Jeff Lay. Joe's website is in my sig line I think, or google "American Buckeye Club blog" where there is quite a breeders' list including...

If you will look at the photos of Jeff Lay's birds on his site and on the American Buckeye Club's website, blog, and yahoo and FB discussion groups, you will see that he does breed to the Standard... but has also worked very hard to increase laying ability, along with it. Just because a bird is...

Thanks for the plug, Marengoite, but this year I am working to build up my flock from the Shumaker trio I purchased last fall (now only a pair as one died) and have nothing for sale til next year :-( Also, I'm in way NORTHERN Idaho... a 9+ hour drive from the top of Utah :-) I think swiftra...

At the very least, if using a picture from elsewhere, one should give full photo credit for it. The seller using that particular photo was, IMO, misrepresenting that THAT was the type of bird he was breeding and the buyer would be getting eggs from. Kinda like a few years ago when I bought a...

In my experience if cockerels are raised together (even within shouting distance of each other) they will reintegrate fine into a stag flock for winter. There will be spats until they figure out who is dominant NOW, which is normal. If added into a flock with HENS as well as other roosters...

Stocky li'l suckers aren't they? :-) (Re post 4474 with the photo of four chicks)

I just started with Buckeyes and obtained a gorgeous trio from Joe Shumaker in the fall. I hatched out a dozen chicks on Thanksgiving in an incubator because you never know when something might happen to your lone rooster during winter! Then both hens went broody and I thought what the heck...

cgmccary, what are you using for broodies? Just curious. I.e. the Buckeyes themselves, or do you have a special breed you keep around for brooding.

I set up for butchering like both of you, knittychick and cgmccary. My husband built me a Whizbang plucker, left side of photo. I use a turkey fryer pot on that large 3-burner camping propane stove for scalding, with another pot simmering beside it when the first one's water gets too filthy...

In response to post #4332 from cgmccary: You will have to check with your state's Ag department to find out how many birds you can sell butchered on farm before having to be USDA inspected. Most states (including mine, Idaho) use the standard USDA exemption of up to 1000 bird units... 1...