The Buckeye Thread

[Sydney Acres]

Does anyone have any pictures of 3 week old Buckeyes they could post? I was at the farm store today and they had a pen full of 3 weeks old chicks, several different varieties. There were some light red chicks with white speckled/spangles on the their feather tips, which the employee was calling Buckeyes. She said they came from Privett hatchery. I know that chicks molt out frequently as they're growing, but I don't remember mine going through a sangled phase. Have I just forgotten about that stage, or are the birds mislabeled (or perhaps just very poor quality)?

 

[Regin]

Regin, have you ordered your Buckeye chicks yet? Who are you getting them from?

Those are lovely pics, autumnhearth. Thanks for sharing!

I will finally be getting my hatching eggs this Saturday. then 21 days until chicks

 

[Blueface]

Does anyone have any pictures of 3 week old Buckeyes they could post? I was at the farm store today and they had a pen full of 3 weeks old chicks, several different varieties. There were some light red chicks with white speckled/spangles on the their feather tips, which the employee was calling Buckeyes. She said they came from Privett hatchery. I know that chicks molt out frequently as they're growing, but I don't remember mine going through a sangled phase. Have I just forgotten about that stage, or are the birds mislabeled (or perhaps just very poor quality)?

I can take a pic or two of a three week old, I've got a bunch of them. Most of mine come a little speckled at that age but they lose the taht coloring within a few weeks as they mature.

 

[Minniechickmama]

Does anyone have any pictures of 3 week old Buckeyes they could post? I was at the farm store today and they had a pen full of 3 weeks old chicks, several different varieties. There were some light red chicks with white speckled/spangles on the their feather tips, which the employee was calling Buckeyes. She said they came from Privett hatchery. I know that chicks molt out frequently as they're growing, but I don't remember mine going through a sangled phase. Have I just forgotten about that stage, or are the birds mislabeled (or perhaps just very poor quality)?

I will try too, I have a couple that are 3-weeks, I think.

 

[Minniechickmama]

Here's a three week old pullet:

 

[Minniechickmama]

Joe, are yours faster feathering than this one or about the same?

 

[Blueface]

Joe, are yours faster feathering than this one or about the same?

Same

 

[Sydney Acres]

Here's a three week old pullet:

Thank you. The ones I saw had similar spangles at the feather tips, but the red color was much lighter, almost orange. But they were hatchery chicks, so that's to be expected. I guess they weren't mislabeled.

 

[slfarms]

Thank you.  The ones I saw had similar spangles at the feather tips, but the red color was much lighter, almost orange.  But they were hatchery chicks, so that's to be expected.  I guess they weren't mislabeled.

The hatchery stock I had bought years ago were lighter almost orange and had spangles. Most hatcheries acquired their stock from the ALBC and you will probably notice they will be a lighter orange red when full grown.

I don't use them in my show breeding pens, but I do use them for eggs and enjoyment.

 

[Blueface]

Thank you.  The ones I saw had similar spangles at the feather tips, but the red color was much lighter, almost orange.  But they were hatchery chicks, so that's to be expected.  I guess they weren't mislabeled.

my feather color is very dark red, nothing even close to an orange color.