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Nice. My cockerels are 18 weeks. Gonna have to get serious about deciding who stays and who goes soon. It is just so dang cold out there. I think they'll get a reprieve for a while since it is to cold to stand out there and evaluate them. I have one that is clearly much larger and has a gorgeous...

I have limited stock to start with. A trio that will be 2 in spring and a dozen that are about 16 weeks old now. The young set are half pullets, half cockerels. I will need to thin them out soon since I am limited legally and practically in the number of birds I can keep. I understand I am...

I'll wager. Whichever of you loses that bet has to send me a dozen chicks. LOL At what age do you all select which birds go in the breeding pen? Is there a cheat sheet somewhere to help a newbie decide how to set up a pair? People talk about which parent contributes color or size or whatever...

Getting the SOP is on my to do list. All I know is the rooster and two of the hens are heavier than any other breed I have at the moment. One of the hens is scrawny. They are super fluffy, definitely can be misleading. I culled one of their cockerels a few weeks ago for having a narrow body. He...

One reason I bought this BLRW quad was their size. I have not weighed them yet but they are big birds with some serious heft. The cockerel is still smaller but coming along nicely.

I love these great discussions about combs and such. I will need to be selecting my breeders from the 15 Buckeyes I have. My younger birds will be 24 weeks in January so I'll need to know what I am looking at when that rolls around. For me, how fast they gain is important so I will also be...

So much to learn here. What I have is a trio from one breeder and a dozen 12 week olds from a second breeder. I figure on picking the best and going from there. Part of what has me spooked is that I have some American Bresse chicks. Knowing that all are closely related (Greenfire only brought...

Weird that hers came out so mean. Buckeyes and Delawares are both so nice most of the time. Wonder if anyone else has experienced this. Any ideas?

Since this is my first year breeding chickens I am trying to make sure I have good, genetically diverse stock for breeding. After that, line breeding in one form or another will help me keep healthy stock for as long as I want to keep doing this. While chickens are different, my understanding is...

I am interested in two types of breeding. One is furthering the breed and keeping them sustainable. Purebred Buckeyes should still be going strong in a hundred years. That requires good breeding programs. To my mind that also means bringing in good Buckeye genes so you don't overbreed a line and...

Perfect. Thank you. Just the info I needed. I will also have Speckled Sussex and Salmon Faverolles if all goes well with my current hatch. That would give me two different red sex link combos to play with.

I do have one hatchery Delaware very young hen I can work with and one adult Buckeye roo. I can move her into the Buckeye coop and see what I get. Pretty sure she is laying but not sure how often. So, is a Delaware considered barred even though she is mostly white? Eventually I'll have some Dels...

Speaking of crosses, I heard somewhere that a Delaware-Buckeye cross gives an autosexing meat bird. Anyone know more about this? I have freshly hatched Dels from a good breeder and two different lines of Buckeyes so I have some stock to play around with.

A dual purpose bird should be of practical value on a family farm. A nasty bird is of limited value if it is not safe around children. My Buckeye and BLRW roost are super nice. But I have chosen not to breed the nasty roosters I have encountered (Polish Crested and Welsummer, in these cases).

My Buckeye rooster is the quitest room I have had. he also does not crow often. We only have an acre and have not jade any complaints from neighbors. He is also not aggressive at all with people. I just got rid of a nasty, loud and constantly crowing Welsummer. Never been so glad to see a...

Individual birds differ, of course, but my Buckeye rooster is very friendly and has never been aggressive with me or my 5 year old.

Guilty of still running an incubator. I have BLRW too and they do look stunning with Buckeyes. So, this will be the first winter I have multiple roosters. I sm scared to mix them but it sure would be warmer combining some groups. How do you safely mix roos? Edited by Staff

Let us know when you get some numbers. Very curious.

I am no expert but I have raised a dozen or so breeds. My Buckeyes are not overly friendly but I have only had the adults for a few months and the babies for a few weeks. However, the adults do get excited to see me. They are much less aggressive with other chickens. I accidentally let the...

Someone bought my JG and a SLW pullet today. Makes more room for my Buckeye babies arriving tomorrow.