whats so good about Buckeyes?

[faykokoWV]

what hatchery did you get yours from?

 

[BarkerChickens]

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We ordered ours from Welp, which drop ships via Privett (but has MUCH better customer service!). We ordered 14 as a straight run and ended up with a perfect 50-50. We kept 5 girls (2 of the girls were given to DHs best friend who ordered with us) and one roo. I actually had a hard time deciding on which roo to keep since several had a great personalities! We actually waited until 6 mos to make a final decision.

 

[Freebie]

Sounds like a great chicken. Does anyone know if it will go after the barn cats like it does the mice?

 

[BarkerChickens]

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Mine don't go after the cat, but they go after lizards!

 

[Pathfinders]

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I would not, but I am biased. I am one of the founders of the American Buckeye Poultry Club, and I would strongly encourage anyone who is interested in Buckeyes to find a breeder near them from whom to get birds. Honestly, I would say that about any breed, hatchery birds are generally not as true to the Standard as those from a dedicated breeder.

See the club here:
http://www.americanbuckeyepoultryclub.com

I also created a Yahoo Group for those who wish to learn more about them, or just talk about them. See it here:

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AmericanBuckeyePoultryClub/

They are a nice dual purpose bird. They lay a good amount of medium sized brown eggs. They forage very well (even hunt mice!), get along with each other and humans (not flighty, almost too friendly, underfoot a lot!), and the extra males, with their wide breasts, dress out nicely.

They are the only breed of American chicken created by a woman (yay!), and the only American breed with a pea comb, which means no frostbite in winter (unless you live in Saskatoon or someplace like that.) They tolerate heat and cold well, some will go broody (if you prefer them to raise their own babies) but are not excessively so, and are just an all around perfect farm chicken, IMO.

I have some pics of Buckeyes on my website:

http://www.pathfindersfarm.com/services

And you can see a great website devoted to the breed by a member of the ABPC here:

http://www.buckeyechickens.com

Let me know if I can answer any more questions about them.