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Buckeye Amy

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Hi, I'm Amy and I'm from NW Ohio. We have a saying here: "If our summers don't kill ya, our winters will!"

I've been keeping chickens since 2008 and it's a hobby I truly enjoy. My current flock is 18 hens (recently rescued/adopted a few) last night. My son and are in the process of designing a chickens tractor for grazing birds in warm months, and a smaller tractor just for a broody bantam to set eggs for me. I plan to try breeding Buckeyes this year! I'm excited and this is something I've wanted to do for 2 years now, so it's high time to get to it! My main coop is 8 x 8 with a 20 x 24' run. I am buying a coworkers' coop which is 4' x 6' with a 6 x 10 attached run. I plan to use the smaller coop for the bantams I will use to set my Buckeye's eggs. So this is going to be a fun year full of learning experiences and hopefully making new friends with you fine folks here on BYC!

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Hi! Welcome to BYC! Love your coop! I have a Buckeye, I don't know if they all have a similar personality, but mine is sweet and at the same time crafty, quick, and wild-ish. While the other hens take their time to lay an egg, she runs in, drops the egg in a second and runs back out to have fun and not miss anything :lol:
I am new to keeping chickens and BYC has helped me so much. All the fun books and famous chicken keepers don't really keep it real and address the not so fun situations that come up, but BYC does and has been a lifesaver for me.
 
BuckeyeAmy69 said:
Hi, I'm Amy and I'm from NW Ohio. We have a saying here: "If our summers don't kill ya, our winters will!"

I've been keeping chickens since 2008 and it's a hobby I truly enjoy. My current flock is 18 hens (recently rescued/adopted a few) last night. My son and are in the process of designing a chickens tractor for grazing birds in warm months, and a smaller tractor just for a broody bantam to set eggs for me. I plan to try breeding Buckeyes this year! I'm excited and this is something I've wanted to do for 2 years now, so it's high time to get to it! My main coop is 8 x 8 with a 20 x 24' run. I am buying a coworkers' coop which is 4' x 6' with a 6 x 10 attached run. I plan to use the smaller coop for the bantams I will use to set my Buckeye's eggs. So this is going to be a fun year full of learning experiences and hopefully making new friends with you fine folks here on BYC!

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Welcome to BYC. I am a transplanted buckeye living in Kentucky. I wanted to start my flock with Buckeyes. I like that they have smaller combs and wattles. I wanted to help the breed flourish. I got too anxious to start chicken keeping and decided to start with a chocolate orpington cockerel and pullet since they were readily available in my area. I didn't want to try hatching or ordering chicks. Hope you enjoy the interactions with members here. There are some fun and funny members. I'll be watching for a post for when you've started your buckeye flock.
 
Stacy124720 said:
Hi! Welcome to BYC! Love your coop! I have a Buckeye, I don't know if they all have a similar personality, but mine is sweet and at the same time crafty, quick, and wild-ish. While the other hens take their time to lay an egg, she runs in, drops the egg in a second and runs back out to have fun and not miss anything :lol:
I am new to keeping chickens and BYC has helped me so much. All the fun books and famous chicken keepers don't really keep it real and address the not so fun situations that come up, but BYC does and has been a lifesaver for me.
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Hello and welcome to the forums, those chicks look so amazing! I bet you're able to raise as much as you can. kudos to you!
 

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