We have a small backyard flock of
Buckeyes, my small I mean under 200
Buckeyes of different ages and sizes.
We started collecting
Buckeyes and their eggs
in 2007, by late 2008 we
had collected from 14
different sources. We
then put the birds in one
pen and culled the birds that
didn’t meet the standard. Our flock is not
full of designer birds, the birds linage holds
no merit, we keep the birds that meet the
standard and cull all others. We are not
attempting to do anything more than
perpetuate the buckeye as envisioned by
Nettie Metcalf, the young lady who
produced the first buckeye back in 1896 in
Warren, Ohio. Her goal was a functional
breed that could produce well in the bitter
Midwest winters, I think she has
succeeded.
Our birds are well fed and pastured with
plenty of room to roam and peck. I’ve
always thought happy birds lay happy eggs
and have found it to be true. I spend time
with our birds daily, making sure they are
healthy and well fed. Feeding them scratch
grains and high protein feeds with animal
protein in them has allowed for our birds to
mature into full, healthy and robust birds.
The buckeye loves to explore and forage,
so we give them plenty of room and in turn
they give us plenty of eggs, an average of
4-5 a week.
Contact:
David@Buckeyechickens.com
937-726-7294
Paypal:
info@buckeyechickens.com
12+ Day Old Chicks are $60
25+ Day Old Chicks are $100
12+ Fertile Hatching Eggs are $45
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Snail Mail:
David Puthoff
P.O. Box 13343
Dayton, Ohio 45413
NPIP# 31-395
Click here to see the video
of our flock being NPIP tested.
Links:
“The Buckeye is a dual-purpose breed of
chicken with a deep, lustrous red color of
plumage. They have yellow legs and skin,
and, thanks to their pea comb, are very
cold-weather hardy. …..Buckeyes also
have a personality all their own. They are
a very active fowl and are noted for being
especially vigilant in the pursuit of mice,
some breeders comparing them to cats in
regard to this ability. They tend to have very
little fear of humans and are possibly too
friendly. In fact, some males may show a
little aggression during breeding season.
They also seem to lack the tendency to
feather-pick each other (this is a trait worthy
of further exploration). The males emit a full
range of sounds beyond those typical of
many other chicken breeds, including a
dinosaur-like roar!”
http://www.albc-usa.org/cpl/buckeye.html
From The The American
Livestock Breeds
Conservancy Website
By Harvey Ussery
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Snail Mail:
David Puthoff
P.O. Box 13343
Dayton, Ohio 45413
