Buckeye Breed Thread

[JamesA]

Oh do not get me started wanting bantams.I am just going to stick with my lovely standards

 

[gabbyscritters]

We have 3 hens and 1 roo from Duane Urch that we are looking to sell, they are from 5-09.

 

[Pathfinders]

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Bantams, or large fowl?

 

[EweSheep]

I have to agree at one point to another that most of the hatcheries including Sandhill got their birds from Urch. Same for the Spitzhaubens which I am certain that Ideal and other hatcheries got them from Dr McGraw who originally imported them in the US. However there was another importer of Spitzhaubens around in the 70's but it is not definate.

Those Buckeyes are goreous! Love the deep red colors on them! Like a Buckeye seed!

 

[Pathfinders]

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For those of you who don't know, I was born and raised in Ohio (in the suburbs of Cleveland.) But my mother's family has a farm in south eastern Ohio where I learned my love of livestock and horses. My grandparents had a house near the farm (weekend cabin kind of thing) which has a Buckeye tree in the front yard. He always carried a Buckeye seed with him, when he died in '79 we found one in the pockets of all his coats and a number of the pants! I have one of those seeds, it is one of my prized possessions. Once I found out about Buckeye chickens I was surprised he didn't ever have any, but he stuck to Rocks and Leghorns (plus waterfowl and guineas!)

The year my grandmother died I went to their house after the memorial service and collected a huge bag of Buckeyes. They sit in a big glass bowl in my living room even now. I like to think my grandpa is looking down on me from heaven and smiling at my chicken madness...

 

[kathyinmo]

Awwwww, Laura, I love that story. Thanks for sharing!
I do believe your grandpa is watching with a big ol' smile on his face! What a wonderful granddaughter you are!

 

[Pathfinders]

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He was an awesome grandfather, I assure you! A conservationist, botanist, and naturalist, he took me on many horseback rides through the woods as a child. He always had a small notebook and a tiny pencil in his shirt pocket, in which he would take copious notes about the flora and fauna we saw. He was a fanatic about keeping the trails clean, I can't tell you how many times we grandchildren would go walking through the woods with a garbage bag in hand, him puttering along behind us in the Jeep. We couldn't leave until everyone's bag was full. To this day I am physically incapable of littering, just can't do it! He and his father were responsible for the reforestation of the area in which they lived, our family planted over a million trees in their lifetimes. He and his father were also responsible for bringing the beaver back to Ohio, where it had become extinct. Now there are so many that they are considered pests! They were a heck of an act to follow, I just try to do my own small part with the chickens.

 

[naturegrrl]

He was an awesome grandfather, I assure you! A conservationist, botanist, and naturalist, he took me on many horseback rides through the woods as a child. He always had a small notebook and a tiny pencil in his shirt pocket, in which he would take copious notes about the flora and fauna we saw. He was a fanatic about keeping the trails clean, I can't tell you how many times we grandchildren would go walking through the woods with a garbage bag in hand, him puttering along behind us in the Jeep. We couldn't leave until everyone's bag was full. To this day I am physically incapable of littering, just can't do it! He and his father were responsible for the reforestation of the area in which they lived, our family planted over a million trees in their lifetimes. He and his father were also responsible for bringing the beaver back to Ohio, where it had become extinct. Now there are so many that they are considered pests! They were a heck of an act to follow, I just try to do my own small part with the chickens.

What an amazing role model! Isn't it wonderful to have had such a remarkable person in your life... good for you for recognizing it, and honoring him by following in his footsteps in your own way!

 

[EweSheep]

That is a great story!

Sometimes we do have buckeye trees around here and my DD loves to pick some up and take them home with her LOL!

Can they be eaten?

 

[kathyinmo]

I've never had a Buckeye tree. I will find one, and plant it ... in memory of your grandfather! A true role model, not one that just speaks the word! How wonderful. And you, Laura, are doing the same for more generations to follow. You should feel proud!