Buckeye Breed Thread

[PA Farmer24]

Thanks for the comments on my Roo. as for the wing thing. I do believe that it is in just this one photo and as for the legs, well they are yellower than what is shown in the picture. my pen was real bad with mud with all the rain we have been getting and yesterday I went and cleaned it out and put down some sand. Did not have a chance to clean any birds legs yet. that is on my list for either today or tomorrow. Nice to see some pictures of others flock. Let's keep this rolling....

 

[PA Farmer24]

What really stands out to me on that pic that bluface3 posted, is the wing and back angle look good in this picture and the head really looks nice as well.

 

[PA Farmer24]

Have some photos to post today, here are a couple to start you off:

Chris's Red Cloud, looking good!



Hen foraging in the grass:

Pathfinder,

Are you taking any birds to the Ohio National to show? Just wondering. And I am not sure who Chris is that you are referencing?

 

[PA Farmer24]

Some more photos for you this morning: three month old pullets in the hoop house, about to be moved to larger quarters!

Nice looking pullets and Cockerels. Did you get these from your own stock?

 

[knittychickadee]

What really stands out to me on that pic that bluface3 posted, is the wing and back angle look good in this picture and the head really looks nice as well.

It's hard to tell because Joe is having to hold his birds head up, but yours looks like it has a better length of back PA (standard says back, rather long). It definitely shouldn't be short.

 

[Pathfinders]

Pathfinder,

Are you taking any birds to the Ohio National to show? Just wondering. And I am not sure who Chris is that you are referencing?

Yes, I will be at the OH National this year. DH has saved enough hotel points for me to be able to attend, thankfully (as I've said before, showing is difficult when you have two kids in college at the same time, as we do.)

I look forward to seeing everyone there.

 

[Pathfinders]

Nice looking pullets and Cockerels. Did you get these from your own stock?

Yes Dave. These are hatched from my breeding pens. I would have noted otherwise if they weren't. (And the only pics showing are pullets, just fyi.)

Is your bird in that photo one you bred yourself? Or did you buy it from someone? Usually I would never ask such a question of someone posting photos, but since you brought it up, I guess I should ask.

FWIW, I do have some nice youngsters coming up as well from chicks that Bob Gilbert sent me, and I was lucky enough to win eggs from Cliff Calhoun at a 4-H charity auction. Both those sets of birds have my bloodlines in them, as I have sold chicks or eggs to both Bob and Cliff over the years. I look forward to seeing how they braid back into my stock.

I will note, that with very few exceptions, I do not show any birds other than those I have raised. If Chris can't come to the OH National this year, I may show Red Cloud for him (under my name) just to see how he does after having won BB as a cockerel. But all the other birds I will be bringing will be those I bred myself.

And Chris, just fyi, is Chris McCary, President of the American Buckeye Poultry Club.

 

[Metella]

Now those are some lovely birds !!! thanks for sharing !

does anyone have pics of the coloring really coming in from being a fuzz ball to nearly a grown look? My fuzz ball seems more rust/red than this dark red - so I am wondering if she will darken up or not. She went right after 2 younger peeps this morning .... so I gave them a little time to "work it out" and then separated them when I couldn't be there to watch ... I am hoping that is mouse catching behavior.

She is still convinced that even as a peep she is a very busy bird and no time for non-sense.

 

[Pathfinders]

Now those are some lovely birds !!! thanks for sharing !

does anyone have pics of the coloring really coming in from being a fuzz ball to nearly a grown look?

Thanks! My pleasure. And no, I don't have the pics you ask for, but I do have some I put together just now showing gender differences. See below (and please note, these are not my very best birds, I just grabbed two up out of the grow out pens and I am not seeking a critique of the type on these two, ok? Thanks.)

How to Determine Gender in 12 Week-old Chickens (or, a wee bit older than 12 weeks):

SADDLE FEATHERS:



HEADS - SIDE VIEW:



HEADS - FRONT VIEW:


NB: these photos are

2013, Laura Haggarty. Please do not use them elsewhere. Thanks.

 

[DarkRedBird]

Would anyone care to discuss the width of the head on a buckeye? Just wondering since there is so much emphasis on type on this thread.