Buckeye Breed Thread

[spartacus_63]

(when does one start calling them hens?)

Pullets normally become hens at a year. It is not uncommon for pullets to lay through their first winter.​

 

[vmdanielsen]

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Pullets normally become hens at a year. It is not uncommon for pullets to lay through their first winter.

Thanks!

 

[Janet Hatch]

However,

it's my understanding if you are showing birds at an APA show, January 1st is the "hatch day" so a pullet from 2010 becomes a hen on 1/1/2011 -- regardless of whether she is 12 months old or not.

If this is incorrect, please let me know.

Janet Hatch
J Squared Farms
NW MO

NPIP 43-727

 

[vmdanielsen]

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That is how it is with thoroughbred horses. They all get a year older on Jan 1st. It is absolutely amazing the number of hoses born and Jan 1ST!!

 

[spartacus_63]

They consistently give me 5 eggs a week.

These are GREAT numbers. At 260/year, you'll have a great egg year. Where did you get them and how many?​

 

[joyous]

Could someone recommend a Buckeye Breeder that breeds for both form and function, close to eastern iowa? I would really like to raise them, but have had bad luck with shipped eggs ( only 2 out of 24 hatched, and one was a single comb), I am told the roo I got from a local Sand hill is not quite up to standard. I plan to keep my roo because he is so sweet, but I need some really good hens!

He is actually much darker, the flash made him look lighter that he is.

 

[punky rooster]

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These are GREAT numbers. At 260/year, you'll have a great egg year. Where did you get them and how many?

hi spartacus how are ya? how are the reds?
They do lay pretty well! and The ALBC line might be th best line for production
this is a good place for them
http://www.shadylanepoultry.com/index.html

 

[punky rooster]

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he looks good could you get a pic of his side? and his comb? sand hills buckeyes are from Urch so they are a good start
thanks
punky

 

[punky rooster]

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[joyous]

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he looks good could you get a pic of his side? and his comb? sand hills buckeyes are from Urch so they are a good start
thanks
punky

I will have to get new pictures, I have some old ones but he was pretty young! Thanks for your input!