Buckeye Breed Thread

[HallFamilyFarm]

We are going to keep the Buckeye Bantams and a breedng pair or trio of large fowl Buckeyes. Jen is only a few miles away anyway. We have our mobile home for sale and looking for a larger place to purchase. Then neighbors will just have to tolorate us or move!

 

[Pathfinders]

FWIW, at this point I have stopped hatching and am not shipping chicks (too hot to do so.)

 

[vmdanielsen]

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Laura,
I have 10 peeping buckeye chicks out of 16 shipped eggs.(5 never developed, one started to pip, but never finished) 1 of my own hatched out of 5 collected eggs. Shipped eggs have a better hatch rate than my own! Thanks Laura! I had sent you an e-mail about you Hutt book and never heard back. Is it still for sale?
Ginny

 

[BuckeyeDave]

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This past week I shipped chicks to Washington, West Virginia, California and several to Ohio. We have had minimal loss. I am planning to ship for quite awhile and planning to keep hatching all summer, of course to do some local chick swapping with some fellow buckeye fanatics when it's really hot.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

We shipped 13 chicks this week to about 4 hours north of us. Took 18 hours to go 4 hours, but they made the trip fine. Cost $5.16. Lot less than gas. These were some eggs that were given our 4H club and then noone wanted the chicks. So we sent them to a friend of our club. He has given lost of eggs and birds to our club members. Seemed only fair. I did punch out all the holes (used box) and placed the shipping labels on the empty half. Placed a cut up apple for moisture and food.

 

[BuckeyeDave]

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Yep yep, USPS at it's finest!!!

Ohio to Washington/Oregon/California is the most expensive shipping I have encountered in the continental US, it's $12.14 for priority mail, in Ohio it's usually $5.16 with confirmation if I do the postage through paypal.

I haven't added apple slices as of yet, I try to follow the same standards as the big chick shippers, they seem to have it down to a science.

Unless it's above 90 or under 40 I have had great luck shipping. If it's warm ship 25 chicks in a 50 chick box instead of a 25 chick box, they can huddle if they are cold and spread out if they are warm.

If it's cold put 2 excelsior pads in and block 90% of the air holes. Be very wary of heat packs, if you need to use one put it under the excelsior pad and only tape 2 sides of holes up.

I have found Cutler's Supply has the best price for shipping boxes, quick service and they take paypal!!

Sorry to hear about your neighbor situation, that really sucks, jackwagons really irritate me, they really really do. Let me know when you get to your new place and are ready for some buckeyes, I'll replenish your flock.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

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Yep yep, USPS at it's finest!!!

Ohio to Washington/Oregon/California is the most expensive shipping I have encountered in the continental US, it's $12.14 for priority mail, in Ohio it's usually $5.16 with confirmation if I do the postage through paypal.

I haven't added apple slices as of yet, I try to follow the same standards as the big chick shippers, they seem to have it down to a science.

Unless it's above 90 or under 40 I have had great luck shipping. If it's warm ship 25 chicks in a 50 chick box instead of a 25 chick box, they can huddle if they are cold and spread out if they are warm.

If it's cold put 2 excelsior pads in and block 90% of the air holes. Be very wary of heat packs, if you need to use one put it under the excelsior pad and only tape 2 sides of holes up.

I have found Cutler's Supply has the best price for shipping boxes, quick service and they take paypal!!

Sorry to hear about your neighbor situation, that really sucks, jackwagons really irritate me, they really really do. Let me know when you get to your new place and are ready for some buckeyes, I'll replenish your flock.

Thanks for the offer Dave, but we would prefer "real" Buckeyes!

P.S.

Seriously, I do have your number! plus we will be keeping an adult pair and some juveniles.

 

[BuckeyeDave]

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Are you talking about the hairless nut that comes from the tree or the peanut butter wrapped in chocolate one?

 

[Five Points John]

Got a question for you all. My chicks are one mo. old today. Some are showing a comb and some arn't would that be a clue to weather or not they would be hens or roos? If not how soon would a novice be able to tell? Thanks John

 

[BuckeyeDave]

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John, to be honest I don't know of an easy way before the bird is 5-6 months. I have some of cgmccary's fine birds that are about 2 months old and I am stumped at which ones are males and females. I just raise them up and see which one ends up crowing.