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"Don't put all your chickens in one basket." - Unknown

"It is not unprofessional to give free legal advice, but advertising that the first visit will be free is a bit like a fox telling chickens he will not bite them until they cross the threshold of the hen house" - Warren E Burger

"Don't count your chickens before they are hatched." - Aesop Fables "The Milkmaid and her Pail"

"Stupidity is the devil. Look in the eye of a chicken and you'll know. It's the most horrifying, cannibalistic, and nightmarish creature in this world."- Werner Herzog

"The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg - not by smashing it." - Arnold Glasow

"If I didn't start painting, I would have raised chickens." - Grandma Moses

"When counting, try not to mix chickens with blessings." - Unknown

"Grasshopper always wrong in argument with chicken." - Book of Chan compiled by O.P.U sect.

"The only thing chicken about Israel is their soup." - Bob Hope

"I know [canned music] makes chickens lay more eggs and factory workers produce more. But how much more can they get out of you on an elevator?" - Victor Borge

"It's true that I did get the girl, but then my grandfather always said, Even a blind chicken finds a few grains of corn now and then." - Lyle Lovett

The chicken is the country's, but the city eats it. - George Herbert

A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg. - Samuel Butler

Who was the first person to say, "See that chicken there?   I'm gonna eat the next thing that comes outta its butt." - Unknown

We didn't starve, but we didn't eat chicken unless we were sick, or the chicken was. - Bernard Malamud

Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she has laid an asteroid. - Mark Twain

Many count their chickens before they are hatched; and where they expect bacon, meet with broken bones. - Miguel de Cervantes

People who count their chickens before they are hatched, act very wisely, because chickens run about so absurdly that it is impossible to count them accurately. - Oscar Wilde

"If God grants me longer life, I will see to it that no peasant in my kingdom will lack the means to have a chicken in the pot every Sunday." Henri IV of France, in a conversation with the Duke of Savoy

"Is this chicken or is this fish?" - Jessica Simpson, the tuna-fish consumer expressing her confusion regarding the identity of the 'Chicken of the Sea'.

David Puthoff

P.O. Box 13343

Dayton, Ohio 45413

937-726-7294

david@buckeyechickens.com

NPIP# 31-325

As happy as a rooster in a hen house.

Chick flick (movie that girls like)

I feel cooped up (My space is too confining)

Poppycock (worthless talk)

Hang around the chicks. (Guy who likes girls)

Caught with egg on your face. (Embarassed)

"Dippy eggs." (A southern slang for runny eggs...to dip your toast and taters in.)

Don't cackle if you haven't laid.

The rooster makes all the noise, but the hen rules the roost!

The rooster may rule the roost, but the hen rules the rooster!

The rooster may crow, but this hen lays the egg!

From scratch / from chicken scratch (From raw materials, not a mix)

A whistling girl and a crowing hen, would drive the devil out of his den.

Yeah, he'd scrap heck out of hen poop. (Meaning not much of a fighter)

Fussing like an old hen.

Quit your squawking.

Tastes like chicken (to describe flavor of snake, armadillo, alligator, frog, possum)

Nest egg. (An egg left in the nest to encourage a hen to lay her eggs there--savings account)

Scratching out a living. (Chickens are industrious birds)

Up with the chickens. (Roosters begin to crow before first light)

Walking on eggshells. (Careful behavior around someone who is cranky)

Take our flock and go (leave with the family)

Chicken lights (the small lights all over any big rig tractor-trailer)

A whistling girl and a crowing hen will always come to some bad end.

Work as hard as a hen hauling wood.

Get your hackles up (become visibly upset)

Fly the coop (leave home)

Dumb cluck (someone who doesn't get it)

Yolks on you (pun for joke)

Rulin' the roost

Does a chicken have lips? (meaning it was a stupid thing to say)

Hen party (all women gathering with a lot of laughter)

Hen house (all women sharing a house)

Scrambled eggs (gold trim on the brim of navy officers hats)

Chick (young girl)

Chicken feed (not a lot of money)

Birds of a feather flock together

Which came first the chicken or the egg?

Feather your own nest (take care of your own)

Don't want to put up a squawk

Hatch an idea

Coming home to roost

To chicken out (lose courage)

Pecking order

Hen pecked

Rule the Roost

Cock 'o the Walk

Don't count your chickens before they're hatched

Don't put all your eggs in one basket

Have to break eggs to make an omelet

Not everything it's cracked up to be

Something to crow about

Hen cackle (for a laugh)

To be a Mother Hen

Don't brood over it

Madder than a wet hen. (also - Madder than an ol' wet settin' hen.)

Hard-boiled (tough)

Sunny side up (cheerful)

Over easy (soft)

Chicken scratch (bad handwriting)

To lay an egg (fail)

Run around like a chicken with its head cut off (nervous energy)

Stick your neck out (be brave)

Ruffle your feathers

Cock sure (being a braggart)

Bad egg

Nobody here but us chickens

Strutting' your stuff

To bed with the chickens (turning in early)

Feather our nests

I'm going to wring his neck

As scarce as hen's teeth

Long long ago, when chickens had teeth (instead of "Once upon a time...")

Has neither chick nor child (petless, childless person who only needs to care for himself)

"A chicken in every pot" (the Republican Party campaign slogan in 1928)

"Don't have a pot to put it [the chicken] in" (the Democratic Party response)

Cock-eyed

The rooster may crow but the hen delivers the goods

Cock and bull story (elaborate lies)

Empty nest syndrome (loneliness when kids leave home)

"I feel like Henny Penny" (I'm doing all the work, etc.)

What the hen said when she saw the scrambled eggs......my kids are all mixed up

"Soft as a downy chick"...My mom used to say this about anything soft, i.e. beds, baby's cheeks, laundry, etc.

"A hen that struts like a rooster is often invited for dinner" -- poultry adaptation of "Pride goeth before a fall".

Bird brain (silly or mindless person)

Being chicken (being afraid)

Choking your chicken (guys know about this one)

Chicklets (candy/gum)

Playing chicken (who is going to jump out of the way first)

Chicken hawk: politicians who are pro-war but declined to participate themselves

"Why don't chickens pee, they drink water?" Used to answer a question when I just don't know the answer

Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow-- poultry version of a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

A pregnant woman near her due date with a sudden spurt of energy is known to be "nesting"

Rooster games -- when two men get to arguing rather than trying to solve the problem

That guy could make chicken salad out of chicken poop! (He can fix or do just about everything)

Out there where the hoot owls 'get friendly' with the chickens. (Really remote location)

And don't forget Dolly Parton's little threat in the movie " 9 to 5 " when she aimed a shotgun at her rotten boss and yelled "...or I'll change you from a rooster to a hen with one shot!"

Buckeye Chicken
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. While Buckeyes adapt readily to a variety of living conditions, they do best under free-range conditions, or conditions where they have room to move around. Because of their active nature they do not do especially well in small confined spaces. Roosters weigh approximately nine pounds; hens weigh approximately six and a half pounds and lay medium-sized, brown eggs.

Buckeyes were developed by Mrs. Nettie Metcalf of Warren, Ohio, and appropriately named after the “Buckeye State.” Buckeyes are unique in the American Class of chickens in that it is the only breed created entirely by a woman. Mrs. Metcalf started by breeding a Buff Cochin male to Barred Plymouth Rock females. This produced what she considered a large, lazy fowl. The next year she purchased a Black-Breasted Red Game male and crossed this male over the half cochin pullets. This cross produced several red offspring and from there she developed the breed. It is interesting to note that her creation predated the introduction of Rhode Island Reds into the mid-west.

In 1896 she learned that her idea of red fowls was not new and that a very popular eastern breed had been developed, the Rhode Island Red. After corresponding with several Rhode Island Red breeders, she decided to call her breed Pea Combed Rhode Island Reds (she even traded stock with several of these breeders). Rather than helping to promote her new breed, she found that calling them Pea Combed Rhode Island Reds was in fact limiting its popularity. So in 1902 she exhibited a pair in the Cleveland, Ohio poultry show as Buckeyes. Within a few years Pea Combed Rhode Island Reds began to disappear.

The Buckeye should not be confused with the Rhode Island Red, even though they share some history. Buckeyes are unique in their body shape: slanted, short but broad back, very meaty thighs, powerful wings and breast. They appear very close to the Cornish, as bred in 1905, in body shape. (It should be noted that the originator indicated that she did not use Cornish in their breeding; the Cornish body shape was simply her goal.) In color the Buckeye is also unique. The color of the Buckeye is darker than that of the original Rhode Island Red (later, the Rhode Island Red was bred for a shade of color even darker than the Buckeye). The Buckeye also has a slate colored bar in the undercolor (fluff) of its back; the Rhode Island Red’s feathers should be red to the skin. Both breeds share the trait of tight feathering – unique in the American Class of poultry.

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!
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Buckeye (chicken)
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Buckeye

A Buckeye rooster in British Columbia
Conservation status "threatened"
Country of origin United States
Classification
APA American
[show]Traits
Poultry (Galloanserae)
The Buckeye is a breed of chicken originating in the U.S. state of Ohio. Created in the late 19th century, Buckeyes are the only breed of American chicken known to have been created by a woman, and the only one to have a small "pea" comb. As of 2008, Buckeyes are extremely rare, and breed conservation organizations have recognized them as critically endangered. The breed's name is derived from Ohio's nickname of "Buckeye state", and their mahogany color is said ideally to resemble the seeds of the Ohio Buckeye plant (Aesculus glabra). They are a dual-purpose chicken that have a decent laying ability and strong meat production characteristics. Buckeyes are yellow skinned chickens who lay brown eggs.
Contents [hide]
1 History
2 Characteristics
3 See also
4 Notes
5 References
6 External links
[edit]History

See also: Selective breeding
The Buckeye was first bred and developed in 1896, by a Warren, Ohio resident named Nettie Metcalf.[1] They are the only American breed of chicken known to have been developed by a woman, despite the fact that women were customarily given charge of the household poultry flock throughout much of U.S. history.[2] Metcalf crossbred Barred Plymouth Rocks, Buff Cochins, and some black breasted red games to produce the Buckeye. Her goal was a functional breed that could produce well in the bitter Midwest winters. Contrary to popular belief the Buckeye breed was created before the Rhode Island Red breed and actually sent birds to the RIR breeders for them to improve their breed.[3]
The Buckeye was admitted to the American Poultry Association's Standard of Perfection in 1904.[4] Entrance in to the Standard of Perfection signifies official certification as a breed by the Association, and thus allows Buckeyes to be entered in to poultry shows and judged according to the breed standard (as outlined in the Standard of Perfection).
The recognition of Buckeyes in the Standard has been a significant factor in its survival.[1] In the past, largely due its lack of color variations, the Buckeye has not been an especially popular exhibition breed, but there is growing interest in the exhibition poultry fancy for this dual-purpose, heritage variety of bird. Not adopted by commercial operations, the Buckeye has generally been a bird of smaller farm flocks. Today the breed status is listed as threatened by the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy,[5] threatened being defined as Threatened: Fewer than 1,000 breeding birds in the United States, with seven or fewer primary breeding flocks, and estimated global population less than 5,000.[6] The breed is also included in the Slow Food USA Ark of Taste, a catalog of heritage foods in danger of extinction.[7]
[edit]Characteristics



A bantam Buckeye hen
The Buckeye male weighs an average of 9 lbs (4.1 kg), and the hen 6.5 lbs (3 kg). The breed has yellow skin and lays brown eggs. Its primary color is a mahogany red with black tails; sometimes males have other dark feathering. According to the breed standard, a Buckeye's plumage should ideally resemble the hue of an Ohio Buckeye's seeds. Especially in the hen, the breed is very similar in appearance to the Rhode Island Red, although can be differentiated by a bar of slate color on the back feathers close to the body; the body is also much more compact, with a short, yet broad, back.[8]
The Buckeye is the only purely American breed to sport a pea comb, and this, combined with its stocky build, makes it a supremely cold hardy chicken.[5] Other breeds of fowl developed in the U.S. (such as the Ameraucana) may sport pea combs, but these chickens were primarily created from foreign birds. It also bears some traits of Game fowl in frame and disposition, being assertive in character and a very good forager. Generally calm, the cock birds in rare cases may become aggressive. Despite its game heritage, it tolerates confinement well, although it will be much happier and produce better if allowed to range on grass. The Buckeye is said by breeders to be disinclined towards feather picking. A good meat producer and layer of between 150 to 200 eggs per year,[9] the Buckeye is a dual purpose chicken well–suited to small farmyard and backyard flocks.[10]
[edit]See also

List of chicken breeds
History of Ohio
[edit]Notes

^ a b Heinrichs 2007, p. 56
^ Ekarius 2007, p. 79
^ Ekarius 2007, pp. 79–80
^ Ekarius 2007, pp. 80
^ a b Ekarius 2007, p. 80
^ Ekarius 2007, p. 19
^ "Buckeye Chicken", Ark of Taste, Slow Food USA, April 2009, retrieved 2010-03-25 – Scholar search
^ Heinrichs 2007, p. 57
^ http://www.albc-usa.org/documents/ALBCchicken_assessment-2.pdf
^ Heinrichs 2007, pp. 56–57
[edit]References

Ekarius, Carol (2007), Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds, Storey Publishing: Storey Pub., ISBN 978-1580176675
Heinrichs, Christine (2007), How to Raise Chickens, St. Paul, MN: Voyageur, ISBN 978-0760328286
[edit]External links

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Buckeyes at the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy
The American Buckeye Club, Inc., The American Buckeye Club is dedicated to the preservation of the Buckeye Chicken and is a place for Breeders, Hobbyists, and Poultry Enthusiasts to share information on this exceptional breed of fowl. The organization was re-established and founded by a group of Ohio based Buckeye Breeders, whose goal is to be the primary resource for the Buckeye Breeder Directory and a resource for everyone interested in Buckeyes.
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Buckeye
Buckeyes came into existence through the efforts of Mrs. Nettie Metcalf in Warren, Ohio. This is the only species of chicken known to have been developed by a woman.

Mrs. Metcalf started crossing Buff Cochin males with Barred Rock females. She was not happy with this cross because she considered them large and lazy so a black breasted red game fowl male was introduced to the resulting Buff Cochin/Barred Rock offspring. This produced several red offspring and the early ancestors were born.

Mrs. Metcalf's chickens were being bred and raised at the same time as another red breed which was gaining popularity. That "RED" breed is known as the Rhode Island Red. Many believe Mrs. Metcalf's red chickens predated the now common egg layer. As early as 1896, she learned of RIR being bred on the east coast and traded stock with breeders of the new variety. She promptly named her birds, "Pea Combed Rhode Island Red". This hurt her new breed more than it helped with their popularity, so prior to exhibiting at the fair in 1902, she introduced her chickens as Buckeyes. The American Poultry Association first recognized the Buckeye as an individual unique breed in 1904.

Buckeyes, structurally, are very different from a Rhode Island Red. They are more slanted with broader backs and more muscular thighs. Buckeyes, in the early 1900s, had a similar appearance to the Cornish chicken. Buckeyes have a rich mahogany outer plumage with a slate color down. They are tight feathered with the roosters having black/green irridescent tail feathers. The hens have black tips. Both sexes have pea combs with small to medium sized waddles. The occasional single comb with larger waddles is still found in the breed but is not preferred by poultry exhibitors. The pea comb and tight feathering makes the Buckeye very suitable to colder climates. In fact, they handle the cold so well, they will continue to lay throughout the winter months. They are also tolerant of very hot and dry conditions.

Roosters average about 9 pounds and hens 6 1/2 to 7 pounds. They make wonderful dual purpose birds with yellow skin, large breast area and good thigh meat.

Buckeyes have their own unique personalities. They are a very active bird that prefer to free range though a large coop with run is suitable. They are a vocal bird and will spat with each other, lifting their neck feathers frequently asserting their place in the pecking order. Roosters can be territorial during breeding season. Hens are friendly and make good pets. Pullets will start to lay medium sized eggs at about 6 1/2 months. They are good egg layers. Buckeyes will sometimes go broody and raise chicks.

Buckeye chicks will range in color from light yellow to almost a light mahogany. Chicks can have a dark strip on their backs. They feather quickly though growth rate may be slower than other dual purpose breeds. Another unique trait to the Buckeye is they will actively mouse as well as a cat, even better at times. Buckeye roosters have a range of calls they make.

The population status on the Buckeye is considered a critically endangered heritage breed.


Buckeye
FS OK AL

Nut brown, only

Uncommon.
44%
Up from 12% in 2003
6.5 lb/2.9 kg
APA (1904):
Large: American
PC: Not recognized

Dual Purpose
Developed by Mrs. Nettie Metcalf of Warren, Ohio, in late 19th century to be a red-feathered, winter-hardy layer. Learning of the Rhode Island Red, she exchanged eggs and birds with RIR breeders to develop the Buckeye Red as a pea-combed variety of the Rhode Island Red. However, since the comb differed, the color was darker, and the genetics different, and because she was concerned that her birds would lose their distinctiveness as a variety of Rhode Island, she established the Buckeye as a separate breed -- Buckeyes and RIRs entered separately into the Standard of Perfection the same year, and pea-combed RIRs disappeared.

Never widely popular.




brown



pea
yellow skin & shanks
red can be broody
very cold hardy
moderately slow maturing
adaptable to confinement, very adaptable to free range; calm, docile; can be curious; more easily handled.

Our Birds: some have been among the "friendliest." Perhaps because of docileness, none have risen high in the pecking order. Our first Buckeye hens had low egg production, but more recent hens have been much better.