Buckeye Breed Thread

[Janet Hatch]

We've made it back from Crossroads, and what a show! There were a total of 8,231 entries in the Open Show and 2,045 in the Junior Show, for a total of 10,276 total entries!!

In the Open Show there were 33 entries in the Large Fowl and 5 entries in the Bantams. The Junior Show had 3 entries in Large Fowl and 2 entries in Bantam.

DISCLAIMER: To the best of my ability, I have tabulated the results as follows:

Open Show

Large Fowl

Hen - 1st Place - Jen Scott, Mosquito Beach Poultry

9 Pullets shown - 1st Place - Don Schrider
2nd Place - Jason Powell
3rd Place - Jen Scott, Mosquito Beach Poultry
4th Place - Jen Scott, Mosquito Beach Poultry
5th Place - Seth Slomski

Cock birds - none shown

11 Cockerels shown - 1st Place - J Squared Farms, J.R. and Janet Hatch
2nd Place - J Squared Farms, J.R. and Janet Hatch
3rd Place - Seth Slomski
4th Place - Don Schrider
5th Place - J Squared Farms, J.R. and Janet Hatch

1 Trio shown - 1st Place - J Squared Farms, J.R. and Janet Hatch

Best of Breed - Cockerel - J Squared Farms, J.R. and Janet Hatch
Reserve of Breed - Pullet - Don Schrider

Bantam

2 Bantam Pullets shown - 1st Place - Jason Page
2nd Place - Jason Page


Best of Breed Bantam - Pullet - Jason Page

Reserve of Breed Bantam - Pullet - Jason Page

Junior Large Fowl

1 Pullet shown - 1st Place - Claire Slomski

2 Cockerels shown - 1st Place - Claire Slomski
2nd Place - Evan Edingfield

Junior Large Fowl Best of Breed - Pullet - Claire Slomski
Junior Large Fowl Reserve of Breed - Cockerel - Claire Slomski

Junior Bantam

1 Cock Bird shown - 1st Place - Frankie Beach

1 Hen shown - 1st Place - Frankie Beach

Junior Bantam Best of Breed - Cock Bird - Frankie Beach
Junior Bantam Reserve of Breed - Hen - Frankie Beach


Congratulations to all competitors! What a great turnout!

 

[Jake Levi]

Congratulations Janet !!

Thats really impressive !

 

[Janet Hatch]

Thanks, Jake!

 

[Jake Levi]

With that much competition you folks really earned it.

 

[punky rooster]

Nice job Janet, especially beating Don!
Mitch

 

[Janet Hatch]

The American Buckeye Poultry Club presented the following awards at the Club's National Show held at Crossroads, Indianapolis, Indiana:

Best of Breed Large Fowl Open - J Squared Farms, J.R. and Janet Hatch, Cockerel
Reserve of Breed Large Fowl Open - Don Schrider, Pullet

Best of Breed Bantam Open - Jason Page, Pullet
Reserve of Breed Bantam Open - Jason Page, Pullet

Best of Breed Large Fowl Junior - Claire Slomski, Pullet
Reserve of Breed Large Fowl Junior - Claire Slomski, Cockerel

Best of Breed Bantam Junior - Frankie Beach, Cock Bird
Reserve of Breed Bantam Junior - Frankie Beach, Hen

Champion Overall Buckeye - Clair Slomski, Large Fowl Pullet

Crossroads Plaque - Best of Breed Large Fowl - Claire Slomski, Pullet
Crossroads Plaque - Reserve of Breed Large Fowl - J Squared Farms, J.R. and Janet Hatch, Cockerel

Crossroads Plaque - Best of Breed Bantam - Jason Page
Crossroads Plaque - Reserve of Breed Bantam - Jason Page

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL COMPETITORS!!

 

[Stuck in the Coop]

Congrats Janet and Jen! Great showing for our BYC members.

as to the breed history, I have found a great source of original articles on the Buckeyes. Google Books has many old Poultry publications you can download and read for free. I've been pursing them and found many mentions of Mrs. Metcalf and her birds. For instance a lady in the original Buckeye Club (also called National Red Feather Club) wrote to a magazine this information:

"The Buckeyes were originated by Mrs. Frank Metcalf of Red Feather Farm. She crossed Buff Cochins with Plymouth Rocks then crossed these birds resulting from the cross with Red Indian Games. The Rhode Island Reds come from an entirely different cross, as may be seen in the Standard of Perfection...."

She goes on to describe the Buckeye and extoll it's virtues as an all around chicken.

To find this - go to books.google.com. Search for American Poultry Advocate, Volume 16 (Google eBook). The publication is dated 1907. This letter to the editor is on page 302. I searched for Metcalf to find it originally.

 

[vmdanielsen]

Congratulations to everyone who showed!!!! Keep up the good work!!!

 

[Blueface]

Quote:
I second that!!

 

[Chickielady]

I third it!!
I will be showing mine come Dec 3-4 at Chehalis WA..Washington Feather Fanciers' Winter Brisk Show...

Fresh out of the dust bath again...

Having corn

This cockeral is so awesome!

He would not stop eating to give me a better pic, but I will get him yet.
He is filling out, as you can see by his nice big shoulders..BIG!!
They also have corn all over them as I threw some thy came running........awesome birds!!