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Beautiful Birds! I want some...

I'd put chick #2 firmly in the pullet camp. Leaning cockerel on #1. I'd toss'em a bag of turkey grower.

I have 10 month old hatchery Buckeyes. At 6.5 months I butchered the smallest cockerel and a pullet. He was noticeably smaller than the other cockerels and made the leanest chicken carcass I've ever seen. It was akin to wild game in fat content and weighed 5lb 7 oz. dressed. He free ranged...

To me, these are the most impressive Buckeye pics I've seen. Beautiful birds that illustrate the hidden potential of the breed.

Thank you. Yes, #3 in the background. I'm thinking at this point, #1 or bust as far as breeding, and even then, he may be a poor choice. I really need to find a good cockerel so I have some options. How old should my pullets be before hatching eggs from them?

Yes, this is the bird I think much superior to the others at this point. This is cockerel #1. Cockerel #2 was very slow to feather, and has a slighter build with less width and breast development. Cockerel #3 is smaller yet with even less bulk, he is the one with the comb issue.

Thank you CB. Try these Minniechickmama.

I will try to get those tomorrow. There are some pics about 5 pages back but the birds, they are changing.

The sun is glaring off his eye making it look weird. His legs have turned really red. His bad girls drinking from a mud hole. Again sun glare on the eye.

Well, that takes him off the menu for Christmas! I better build some more pens. Thanks Minniechickmama. I want to breed as close to standard as my little flocks genetics will allow. I will try to get some good pics of cockerel #1. I think he may be a winner.

Thanks for the input guys. Hellbender, that's what I suspected. I have one pullet with a single comb. She is probably one of my best layers so far. I was thinking it was kind of a half single also but don't know if there even is such a thing. He is already last on the cockerel depth chart so...

Is this comb unacceptable? It is different than the other 2 cockerels.

Thanks guys! They averaged 47 Grams so they are small, 50 grams would make them mediums according to the chart I saw. They free range all day so they may be laying in the woods also.

Chicks are starting to lay now! Have found 6 eggs so far. 24 weeks, 3 days old.

Cockerel #1 has green splashing in his neck and breast. Much more visible on a sunny day. Other than that, he is the closest to what I think a buckeye should be, but I am a total buckeye novice. When you say "too narrow in the nail or too fluffy in the tail" does nail mean beak, as in...

I will check tomorrow. She probably does. When I first noticed it today, I thought another breed was showing through.

Here he is! #3 #3 in all his glory!...grin Yes, you are seeing a light feather or 2 in his wing tip but I think they are going away. Otherwise, I think his color is fairly clean and is improving every week. He tries to be nice to the girls too. As you'll recall, these are Cackle...

Another of cockerel #1. I don't have a pic of #3. I'll try to get one in a bit. He was attacked by my dog when he was about 9 weeks. His left leg was injured and I think maybe a testicle. At the time, he was well feathered and one of the largest, best looking, most promising cockerels...

The 3 amigos (cockerels), will be referred to by#, 1-3. This is cockerel #2. He has the best coloration I think but is smaller in size, narrower in body, less breast development and is mean to the girls. So far he is a general nuisance all around. Takes over a feed dish and pecks the girls...