Buckeye Breed Thread

[Pathfinders]

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Yes, I sell Buckeye hatching eggs on eBay (or did, earlier in the year) and am from Kentucky, which is why I asked. My seller name there used to be Virtualantiques* but I changed it to Pathfindersfarm. I wanted to make sure these eggs weren't from me, as some folks might assume they were, given that you got them from KY.

Nope, they for sure were NOT from you

I would, however, be very interested in a few of your eggies, that is if any are available??

I won't have hatching eggs available until June at the earliest. I am hatching every single egg I get to ship chicks to customers. But email me offline at lhaggarty AT blueone DOT net if you'd like to get on my waiting list.

 

[GypsyChic]

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Nope, they for sure were NOT from you

I would, however, be very interested in a few of your eggies, that is if any are available??

I won't have hatching eggs available until June at the earliest. I am hatching every single egg I get to ship chicks to customers. But email me offline at lhaggarty AT blueone DOT net if you'd like to get on my waiting list.

Fantastic! Will do, and thank you very much.

 

[beckster]

Newbie here. I got a couple of buckeyes from a friend and I was hoping someone might be able to tell me if they are pullets or roosters. One obviously has a more developed comb than the other, but I'm not sure if they are the same age. I was thinking that they might just be at different stages of development. Any opinions? Also, I have never had buckeyes before and was wondering, if I do have a rooster, what kind of temperament this breed has. If this buckeye ends up being a roo, I will have 10 hens, one Wyandotte roo, and the buckeye roo. I'm afraid that I might have to get rid of one of the boys. What do ya'll think?

 

[Pathfinders]

A good way to try to determine gender in younger birds is to look for saddle feathers. Hold the bird in your hand so you are looking down at them, with their face towards your body. Look at the area where the back meets the tail (this is the saddle.) If the feathers there are glossy, long, and thin with pointy ends, chances are good the bird is a male. If the feathers there are rounder and look like the other back feathers, chances are good it's a female. No guarantees of course, but one way to tell.

Also young males will have blacker tail feathers, and thicker legs. And of course, earlier comb development.

 

[jenjscott]

congratulations Jim

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

It wasn't Jim....it was my children. Dave Puthoff bred the bird. Jen raised the bird. Jahdan started the show work. Brenae finsihed it and won Best of Breed on a Buckeye male!

Jen Scott took Best of Breed Buckeye Bantam (Having the only ones.) Then she permitted us to take the Buckeye Bantams home! Thanks Jen for everything!

 

[kathyinmo]

I went to the show in Sedalia, MO today. My first show, and I must say, quite a disappointment. It was alot of bantams! NO Buckeyes, NO Delawares, NO Ameraucanas, only 2 Jersey Giants (and they were very small, at least compared to mine that are still growing!). They said many entries were no shows, as well as vendors.

 

[BuckeyeDave]

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Woooot!!! I'm a proud grand daddy, show some pics of that prize winning grandchickie!!

 

[heritagebirds]

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Woooot!!! I'm a proud grand daddy, show some pics of that prize winning grandchickie!!

Nice! Congrats to you all!

 

[Pathfinders]

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I have heard that many shows have low entries this spring. I know I decided not to go to one I had planned, due to family issues. But I think the economy is finally starting to hit folks, and they're cutting back on show/travel budgets and downsizing somewhat. I know I am (have decided to get out of Dutch Bantams altogether and just focus on Buckeyes.)