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I obtained my first Buckeyes in '06 from Matt John, who had gotten his birds from John Brown of OH (longtime breeder of Buckeyes.)
In '07 I got some more chicks from Matt, and in '08 some hatching eggs from the ALBC (via Don Schrider.) I would have gotten even more birds from Matt, but...
I've said it before, I'll say it again. My favorite large fowl breed is the Buckeye, (and they also come in bantam.)
They are a nice dual purpose bird. They lay a good amount of medium sized brown eggs. They forage very well (even hunt mice!), get along with each other and humans (not flighty...