Buckeye Breed Thread

[Arielle]

Boy, haven't been to this thread for a few days and so much has happened.

 

[xxIsabellaxx]

Is this Hen a Buckeye, i was told she was a RIR.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

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She is a "production" type RIR. Buckeyes have a "pea" comb. Yours is a single comb.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

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[DuckLady]

Thread closed for review.

Please do not start another one until our review is finished. Since there is so much to wade through and so many involved, it might take a while.

 

[kstaven]

Thread is reopened and will be under DAILY review.

Pending the final staff decision.

No inter association commentary or mention of parties involved in such or posting of links to either. THIS INCLUDES LINKS TO SUCH IN YOUR SIGNATURE LINES!!! SO PLEASE REMOVE THEM.

Any breech of this will result in the thread closure, possible deletion and moderator action deemed necessary towards any offending parties.

I would hate to see this happen because there is a lot of valuable information and discussion in this thread and many people with knowledge of the breed continue to contribute to that.

 

[BuckeyeDave]

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This hen is a RIR, not a buckeye.

A buckeye hen has a very small comb and wattle.
This is a buckeye.

 

[JoAnn_WI_4-H_Mom]

My eldest son and I are hatching Buckeye Roo over Delaware hen as a broiler-cross project. It isn't strictly a Buckeye project, so I will start a thread for it under the meat birds. I just wanted to post here as some Buckeye growers expressed interest in the cross.

 

[Arielle]

JoAnn_WI_4-H_Mom
Today 9:34 am
My eldest son and I are hatching Buckeye Roo over Delaware hen as a broiler-cross project. It isn't strictly a Buckeye project, so I will start a thread for it under the meat birds. I just wanted to post here as some Buckeye growers expressed interest in the cross.

A real dual purpose breed, the buckeye! Thanks for posting. Will look for this in the meat bird section.​

 

[Chickielady]

I am doing a Dark Cornish Cock over Buckeye hens, since the Cornish are poor layers I chose to not do it the other way around.
The theory is, when the freezer is empty, I can gather & hatch some meat chicks.
When the fridge is low on eggs, we will still have the Bigger buckeye eggs to eat & sell to customers.
My concern is will the Cornish be able to reach the target ???
If not, then artificial ensemination may have to happen.

But, we should get the ultimate tender and extremely meaty offspring from this pairing.