Mt healthy hatchery in Cincinnati has really good buckeyes and they are very healthy I got 25 from them last year and never lost one now I have over 50 of them and there meet is way better than Cornish cross keep us informed of how they do for you we love ares
I just had to tell you my 6 month old baby just adores you. He was laughing and smiling and babbling at you the whole time you were talking. I'm a new subscriber and love your channel!
Shannon, thank you so much for watching, subscribing, and sharing with me about your baby boy. Your comment truly made my day! :) Welcome to the farm family!
The Delaware chicken was the broiler before Cornish Cross. They look to have bigger chest meat(and pretty good thighs). They feather faster than most dual purpose chickens. I'll be getting some from Meyer this spring. They also lay pretty well. Butcher between 12-16 weeks. I think Bresse is just hype and over priced for what one gets...
If my memory serves me right, I believe the lady used a Cornish chicken in the mix to make the Buckeye. That is what gave the breed a wider breast and a pea comb. I purchased some Buckeye eggs several years ago from a private breeder. The eggs were in horrible shape, but I was able to hatch out several. Consistency was not good relative to size and type. One even had a single comb. Only a couple had the wider body. Feathering was slow. I would find it difficult to recommend this breed. With that being said, I did use them in my breeding program in my quest to create a new breed of chicken. I cherry picked the ones to keep and breed. If somebody had the time, I am sure they could fix the breed. From my perspective, the breed has been tainted from breeders trying to get a show bird out of them.
@@doityourselflivinggardenin7986 Thanks for watching and for your comment! The Buckeye was developed out of the Plymouth Rock, Cochin, and Red Game fowl. Your experience with them is interesting. Ours grew out very well, feathered quickly, are extremely hearty to all temperatures and forage incredible well! They’re definitely not comparable to Cornish in the way theirs bodies develop as they still have a “razor breast”.m but we love them!
Last spring, I tried to get a Buckeye and not available with my order which is more of an old homestead breed - the White Rock - along with some random layers. I have a New-Hampshire rooster and I'm wondering if its related to the Buckeye. I did get a Delaware hen with more White Rock hens to hatch out eggs from the white rooster. Looking at making some sex-links from my flock, I saw a DP layer from a RI Red x Black Australorp sold as a meatbird. There is all kinds of combinations but not real practical if you are depending on a reliable product.. I raise Freedom Ranger (10-14 weeks) and the care is minimal compared to the faster growing CornishX.
The chantecler is also a great heritage breed very cold hardy birds and the come in 2 varieties ,the white and the red partridge 🐓
Ian, thank you for the information and for watching! We appreciate you sharing that with us!
We just got our first chickens and we chose buckeyes. They are 1 week old. Can’t wait to see how they do.
Mt healthy hatchery in Cincinnati has really good buckeyes and they are very healthy I got 25 from them last year and never lost one now I have over 50 of them and there meet is way better than Cornish cross keep us informed of how they do for you we love ares
That’s great information to know! Thank you for sharing. We’re really excited to try them. ☺️🙌🏼
I just had to tell you my 6 month old baby just adores you. He was laughing and smiling and babbling at you the whole time you were talking. I'm a new subscriber and love your channel!
Shannon, thank you so much for watching, subscribing, and sharing with me about your baby boy. Your comment truly made my day! :) Welcome to the farm family!
The Delaware chicken was the broiler before Cornish Cross. They look to have bigger chest meat(and pretty good thighs). They feather faster than most dual purpose chickens. I'll be getting some from Meyer this spring. They also lay pretty well. Butcher between 12-16 weeks. I think Bresse is just hype and over priced for what one gets...
Very cool! I'm excited to see how they do for you guys. Thanks so much for sharing!
Thanks my friend! ☺️ You know we’re going to need y’all for taste testers. 😁
If my memory serves me right, I believe the lady used a Cornish chicken in the mix to make the Buckeye. That is what gave the breed a wider breast and a pea comb.
I purchased some Buckeye eggs several years ago from a private breeder. The eggs were in horrible shape, but I was able to hatch out several. Consistency was not good relative to size and type. One even had a single comb. Only a couple had the wider body. Feathering was slow. I would find it difficult to recommend this breed.
With that being said, I did use them in my breeding program in my quest to create a new breed of chicken. I cherry picked the ones to keep and breed.
If somebody had the time, I am sure they could fix the breed. From my perspective, the breed has been tainted from breeders trying to get a show bird out of them.
@@doityourselflivinggardenin7986 Thanks for watching and for your comment! The Buckeye was developed out of the Plymouth Rock, Cochin, and Red Game fowl.
Your experience with them is interesting. Ours grew out very well, feathered quickly, are extremely hearty to all temperatures and forage incredible well! They’re definitely not comparable to Cornish in the way theirs bodies develop as they still have a “razor breast”.m but we love them!
Last spring, I tried to get a Buckeye and not available with my order which is more of an old homestead breed - the White Rock - along with some random layers. I have a New-Hampshire rooster and I'm wondering if its related to the Buckeye. I did get a Delaware hen with more White Rock hens to hatch out eggs from the white rooster. Looking at making some sex-links from my flock, I saw a DP layer from a RI Red x Black Australorp sold as a meatbird. There is all kinds of combinations but not real practical if you are depending on a reliable product.. I raise Freedom Ranger (10-14 weeks) and the care is minimal compared to the faster growing CornishX.
Thanks for sharing. Thinking about purchasing Buckeye chicks but I need a breed that is good with confinement.
Hi Donna! When you say confinement, what do you mean? Knowing a bit more about the space they’ll be in will be helpful.
Will you be selling day old
Pullets? ( Buckeye's )
Hopefully this spring!