The Buckeye Thread

[Blueface]

Day old as compared to a 14 day old.

 

[CanadianBuckeye]

They sure grow fast, don't they! How do you get them to sit still like that? I've got a question, does the nice even colouring of your chick's feathers translate into a nice, evenly coloured adult? The little mottles on the 2 week old chick's feathers are very precise.

 

[Blueface]

They sure grow fast, don't they! How do you get them to sit still like that? I've got a question, does the nice even colouring of your chick's feathers translate into a nice, evenly coloured adult? The little mottles on the 2 week old chick's feathers are very precise.

They do indeed! I ask them to sit still and they listen I've never noticed a corilation between even feather colors/patterns between chicks and adults.

 

[Blueface]

Another excellent hatch....this is fun.

 

[stryker]

Another excellent hatch....this is fun.

Do you incubate every 21 days per hatch or less?

 

[Blueface]

Do you incubate every 21 days per hatch or less?

I set eggs weekly. I have plenty of room in my incubator.

 

[CanadianBuckeye]

Blueface when you do that, don't you have to have a whole lot of brooders? Are you brooding each hatch in a separate one? if not, what age of chicks will coexist together? There's such a big difference in size even only a week apart in age.

 

[Blueface]

Blueface  when you do that, don't you have to have a whole lot of brooders? Are you brooding each hatch in a separate one?  if not, what age of chicks will coexist together? There's such a big difference in size even only a week apart in age.

You do have to have a couple of them. I have 3 brooders and an old hen house converted to a large brooding house. Once they are fully feathered and spring is fully here, they are turned out to free range.
I place chicks or hatches together in 2 week increments. They do fine.

 

[Minniechickmama]

Just got done candling the batch I set a few days ago. I am pretty happy with it. The first batch was about 70%, and this one is about 85% fertile. We are getting warmer and so I imagine I will be getting things really going on now. Time to rotate some roosters too.
I wish I could say the other breeds are doing as well, but it is rarely the case for me. The Buckeyes just like to keep showing everyone else up.

 

[CanadianBuckeye]

I'm getting everything set up for the season too- I have to build quite a few mobile coop/ tractors. I've decided that outdoors is best for housing. This winter was horrible for high humidity- I'm seeing the value of that pea comb more and more. I'm very surprised there are so few breeds with pea combs.