Buckeye Breed Thread

[cgmccary]

BUCKEYES AT VARIOUS AGES:

Chicks a couple of days old (I've used a kiddie swimming pool as here):

Chicks at one week of age:

Chicks at about ?? 2 ?? weeks of age:

A fly-over of 10 week old chicks (all one hatch-- can't see them good):

All young pullets at about 12 weeks of age:

14 week old Cockerel:

Cockerel at ~7.5 months old (with a Buckeye Rooster looking on through the fence):

Cockerel at about 11 months old:

Two year old hen with newly hatched chicks:

Two year old Rooster:

 

[har]

Thanks for posting the pictures they are beautiful. I'm glad I'm getting some.

 

[Chipper]

Thank You for those pictures chris.Very nice birds.

 

[Pathfinders]

I don't have any pics of adolescent birds, will try to take some this spring. But here's a pic that Don Schrider took at Congress last weekend and graciously sent me today, of my BB cockerel. The color is a little weird, as his legs are much yellower than that in person, and his tail is showing weird highlights that it doesn't have, plus he's not quite that shiny. But it's a great pic of him, and thanks to Don for taking it, as I completely forgot a camera!:

 

[Chipper]

Thank You for posting the picture Laura.You must be very proud of him.

I should have my Buckeye hatching eggs next week and I can not wait to get started.

 

[OSUman]

Chris i think i got some fast maturing chicks because mine are 3 weeks and they look alot more feathered then your 4 week olds in the pic .
here are mine at 3 weeks

 

[Preservation Acres]

Hey cgmccary,

I'm just a couple of hours north of you. I'm going to be looking to buy 3 three top quality young buckeye cockerels to go with the 25 poulets I have on order. I'm going to need them around June 1st. Do you think you might have any?

Thanks!

 

[Preservation Acres]

Hey folks,

Riddle me this...I couple of days ago, I ordered 25 buckeye chicks from someone here locally who's hatching eggs from...in his own words...an older guy from the northeast who has no internet, no cell phone, no email, but raises beautiful birds. I've seen other birds that he's bought from this guy's stock, so I can vouch for the quality.

Do any of you know who he might be referring to?? Who is this buckeye guy from the northeast?

 

[matte]

Could you all share your experience with Buckeyes going broody? Is it very rare...similar to a RIR? Is it very reliably broody...similar to an Orpington? Somewhere in between? Thanks!

 

[OSUman]

matte i asked that a while ago and this is what pathfinders said

Do they set often?: Somewhat often. Often enough so that if you wanted to have the hens hatch chicks, you can, but not so much that you never get eggs.