The Buckeye Thread

[Shellz]

Looking good, Minniechickmama!

 

[Minniechickmama]

Thanks! I think they are heading in the right direction, but can always be improved. Definitely a great breed to work with!

 

[Shellz]

Thanks!  I think they are heading in the right direction, but can always be improved.  Definitely a great breed to work with!

Well, I'm only getting started, but I do have an eye for detail.

I think I'll enjoy mine too - still so young yet.

 

[goodb]

Is this a pullet or cockerel? Either way, I see what you mean. I seem to have the opposite problem as some of my hens look like they aren't dark enough.

 

[Minniechickmama]

That's a cockerel, about 3 1/2 months.

 

[007medic]

@ Goodb -If it's warm and the broody has proved her ability in the past to raise, I've let a big girl (7.5 lbs) take as many as 22 chicks- she lost not one. Smaller girls have no trouble taking a dozen even on cold spring days (had a broody just shy of 6 lbs take a group of 12 through sub 0 C mornings and lost none).

 

[goodb]

@ Goodb -If it's warm and the broody has proved her ability in the past to raise, I've let a big girl (7.5 lbs) take as many as 22 chicks- she lost not one. Smaller girls have no trouble taking a dozen even on cold spring days (had a broody just shy of 6 lbs take a group of 12 through sub 0 C mornings and lost none).

Sounds great. I figure she'll be ok but 15 is a lot of eggs.

 

[CanadianBuckeye]

Here's a photo of one of my Buckeye chicks. I dumped that miserable Photobucket and switched to postimage.org so now I can post pictures of my Buckeyes too

 

[vttrissy]

Awwwww!

 

[Minniechickmama]

You haven't reached 20 posts, so that is the difficulty with adding photos.
Cute chick. Nice head on it.