Yes it was 8 degrees here in Missouri too this morning. The Buckeyes are my favorite through this kind of weather, they do better than most. Had 2 eggs this morning when I took them water.
Hi Arielle, I have raised and butchered many breeds over the last 30 years. I put a lot of our culls in the freezer even bantams. But for close comparison we have butchered Delawares, RIR's, New Hampshires, Easter Eggers, Barred Rocks, Cornish, etc. This batch of Buckeye's really had...
I butchered all of the birds I will not be using for this spring breeding and would have to say out of all the dual purpose birds I have raised over the years these are the best we have had. They have big breasts and big legs. Can't wait to try them out!
Yes was a good show for the Buckeyes! Also congratulations to Janet Hatch for winning Reserve Champion in the American class with one of her Buckeye males!
I don't know about their Buckeyes but I will say this. I had pretty much all of their long tails at one time (phoenix and yokohama) and sold eggs to them. The owner tries to find people who are experienced in a breed and cares about them to head up his breeding programs. I have been really...
I am now a proud Buckeye owner! I have been watching them at shows for a couple of years now and have been watching this thread for a while too. I got some eggs from Jim and have some hatching and more in the incubator so should have a good start now!!