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More New Hampshires: Pullet Another pullet:

Quote: That was the date of her article (1909) in the Pacific Fancier where a few years later, she was asked to give a history of the Buckeyes-- sorry for the confusion. You can see in your SOP, it will have the admission of the Buckeye as 1904 but technically, it was 1905 and they made it in...

I am guessing Chloe is young (perhaps teenager?) -- she can correct me. IMHO, it is very wise to to get down your husbandry skills and tinkering with poultry with hatchery stock befor ein vesting in breeder stock, and I also advise it for anyone just wanting eggs or a backyard ornamental flock...

Quote: Yes, Interesting & perhaps had something to do with their color being similar to the buckeye nut. I guess there were prior attempts in other places to make new breeds of chickens and give them the name "Buckeyes" as I have read of people claiming the name was for Bucks County, PA but I...

It would seem to me, IMHO (and it is a humble one), that since non-SQ RIRs are referred to by many as "Production Reds" to distinguish them from the SQ [heritage ] RIRs, and common folk also call any non-SQ barred or cuckoo chicken as a "Dominecker" or some such, that it would only be logical to...

Quote: The Buckeye is in the 1905 SOP too and were ACCEPTED by the APA in 1904 -- I belive Mrs. Metcalf's explanation as she was present at that point in time. Her account is first-hand knowledge or what I call "personal knowledge." Quote: The SOP actually has "RED SUSSEX" and I agree --...

Different Shades/breeds of RED: New Hampshire Buckeye S.C. Rhode Island Red Note also: There is another "RED" breed called a "RED SUSSEX": Place of Origin: County of Sussex (UK); Variety: Red (admitted as an APA breed in 1914)

Quote: Mrs. Nettie Metcalf actually did call her birds "BUCKEYE REDS" and attempted to get them admitted with that name. In 1909 recounting the history of the Buckeye, Metcalf wrote, she Quote: Buckeye Reds, New Hampshire Reds . . . semantics . . . who really cares?