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As a breed? I don't know anyone who has done it. As a hybrid, I've done F1's and really like the results. The cockerels weren't much compared to regular production Barred Rocks. About the same in size and similar in looks. The hens, however, were beautiful black sex links with soft feathers...

For the quality, Jeff and Joe sell theirs cheap. I have never been disappointed with any deal I have gotten on Lay birds.

Congratulations, Joe. Nice to see you making breed history.

My chief regret is that I didn't have enough time to spend with all the folks I wanted to chat with. Had a great time meeting lots of new folks, introducing people to the Buckeye breed, and promoting it. Was able to meet some folks from online f2f for the first time. A great experience. There...

Someone had to run the camera, Josh. And I think she did that on purpose. I plan on being there hat and all. This crew in the pic is a lot of fun. I will also be leaving the checkbook at home again this year. Fortunately for me, Lydia beat me to that pair of golden pheasants and Phil Rybinski...

You may have even seen one of them. He was the State ambassador or some such and posted pics on his FB page from the Clinton Co. fair earlier in the summer. Along with LOTS of other County fairs he went to.

Joe, I would encourage her to stick with chickens. Our school had two kids the last two years (from the same 4H club no less) who got free rides as a result of their work with poultry. One of them is majoring in Ag and the other isn't. But if the kids are willing to work hard through middle...

Let me get this straight: An exhibitor KNOWS his flock has Marek's and he is going to bring potentially infected birds to a show? This seems unethical to me that someone would be so irresponsible as to expose and entire exhibit hall to Marek's. Is he a member of a club? What do the other...

Joe, I remember a lot of the grief you were given here on BYC and elsewhere. You were told to put up or shut up and some were even more unkind than that. What you have demonstrated is that anyone willing to work toward a goal with intelligence and forethought will be able to make it and to do...

The American Buckeye Club used to have a member in NC but he recently passed away. A genuine loss since he was an advocate for more than just chickens. Most breeders will ship chicks or hatching eggs. I would recommend going to the breed club blog and viewing the Breeder's Directory. The...

Joe, Let's define what we mean by "genetic diversity" in the first place. The first, and broadest use is in the area of species diversity. If I plant a woodlot of ONLY one kind of tree, it runs the risk of disease, infection, or some other calamity. By planting a variety of SPECIES, we...

Please link this "documented empirical study" you allude to so we can see the evidence, not just your claims. Apparently more people than Joe share this particular vision and he has the show points to prove it. Do you have a link to your web site so we can compare pictures of your birds and...

According to the APA page, your understanding is correct: http://www.amerpoultryassn.com/APA_point_system.htm Nice to see you on BYC, Grand Poobah. rick

Congratulations Joe and Sydney. You guys have worked hard for it and it's nice to get recognized for all your accomplishments.

Just to let you know what kind of guy he is, I heard he loaned out Brinsea incubators to schools so I checked with him and he brought a Brinsea up from Miamisburg to Columbus along with two dozen eggs for the kids in our local school in Sparta to hatch. If all goes well, they should have a bunch...

This is well stated. The vast majority of chicken breeds available in the US will fit the definition of "heritage" as he stated it. Other than Cornish Cross and hybrid layers, everything else in the chicken world appears to fit the definition as described. Other than the broodiness, which has...

She's twitterpated. It's the lengthening daylight and it's affecting all the birds. Spring mating/nesting antics. She's probably looking for a handsome roo to pay her some attention.