I think $60 a doz is excessive. I only paid $10 or $15 (it's been a few years, I forget exactly how much, but I know I paid about $60 for a breeding pair, and 2 dozen fertile eggs. I think the adult birds were $40 for the pair.) for Brahmas from a show breeder. The eggs were from ribbon winning SQ birds. The pair of breeders (buff Brahmas) were not SQ, but from SQ stock. The eggs were 1 doz light Brahma, and 1 doz buff Brahma. SQ Brahmas are not all that easy to find, either. Harder than Buckeyes, around here. I had to drive almost 5 hours (one way) to get them.
There are a lot of BYC'ers with Buckeyes. Several SQ, or close, at least pure bred and not half leghorn or some such. I wouldn't bother with hatchery stock, you'd most likely get poor examples, due to dilution of bloodlines with layer breeds. It's really hard to do any serious breeding experiments if you use hatchery stock.
Ohio seems to be the best place to find them, maybe you could post to find a BYC'er that may be making a trip to OK or maybe KS or TX? Depending on where you are, maybe you could arrange transport and meet them somewhere.
I am no longer buying shipped eggs for hatching, for the time being. I've just not done well with them, though my own eggs hatch beautifully.
There are a lot of BYC'ers with Buckeyes. Several SQ, or close, at least pure bred and not half leghorn or some such. I wouldn't bother with hatchery stock, you'd most likely get poor examples, due to dilution of bloodlines with layer breeds. It's really hard to do any serious breeding experiments if you use hatchery stock.
Ohio seems to be the best place to find them, maybe you could post to find a BYC'er that may be making a trip to OK or maybe KS or TX? Depending on where you are, maybe you could arrange transport and meet them somewhere.
I am no longer buying shipped eggs for hatching, for the time being. I've just not done well with them, though my own eggs hatch beautifully.
