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I really do like my buckeyes, but they are in my chickwn flock and at the moment I have no place to seperate them. I plan on culling the rooster and maybe keeping the buckeye hens. Maybe my Buff Orpington roosters who will be taking his place can help breed out the bad genetics.

Should I cull my buckeyes to get rid of those bad genetics?

Okay, I was worried it was genetics as well because all of our other chickens in the flock are doing okay so I am not thinking it is feed or anything because the others are perfectly fine. Should I cull them to get rid of the genetics because I am breeding? I was planning on culling the rooster...

The rooster who has it has had the limping for around a month now, can that still be counted as a sprain? I was thinking it could be that as well. Though he doesn't seem to be in pain and is still mating like normal.

They eat Golden Oak layer feed with the occasional Golden Oak scratch feed (corn, milo, etc.) as well as some plants. They also have grit available at all times. The grit is sand/very small rocks as well as pulverized egg shells.

Hello, I know that Google always talks about how good Buckeye chickens are. They say they are weather hardy and pretty sickness resistant, but my experience with buckeyes has not been the same. The only chicken I have ever lost from sickness is a buckeye, he had trouble breathing, but acted...