Buckeyes, our favorite large fowl... At this point in our lives, Buckeyes have become our favorite breed of large fowl. So much so in fact, that we've decided to focus on them exclusively for our large fowl needs. See our Buckeye Price List for more information on purchasing Buckeyes from us. ABOUT BUCKEYES: Buckeyes are a nice dual purpose bird; they lay a good amount of medium sized brown eggs, and the extra males, with their wide breasts, dress out nicely. They forage very well (even hunt mice!), get along with each other and humans (not flighty, almost too friendly, underfoot a lot!),
Nettie Metcalf of Ohio, 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 we think they are just an all around perfect homestead chicken.
Lane Poultry Farm and Poultryman Supply. Matt obtained his original stock from John Brown of Ohio. Matt only had a few at that time, so we started with just four birds. But we fell in love with them immediately, and the following year got more from both Matt as well as the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy, thanks to the generous help of Don Schrider. By the end of 2007 we had done so well showing our Buckeyes that our older daughter asked me to start a breed club for them, since none existed at that time. In 2008 I started a Yahoo Group for these wonderful birds, and at this point we have over 300 members! You can join it here: In 2009 we and other breeders started a proper breed club for Buckeyes, the American Buckeye Poultry Club. It is a registered non-profit, and an Associate Member of the American Poultry Association and the American Bantam Association. You can see the website here: American Buckeye Poultry Club Currently membership rates for the club are as follows: Individuals $15 Youth $5 Family/Farms $25 If you are interested in joining, you can pay using PayPal (please send payment to this email address: info@americanbuckeyepoultryclub.com) or send a check, made out to "The American Buckeye Poultry Club" to: American Buckeye Poultry Club c/o P.O. Box 35 Williamstown, KY 41097
productivity studies, see the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy website HERE.
hope to attend at least a few shows in 2012.) We have shown our birds in ABA/APA sanctioned shows since we got them, and have done very well with them. On October 3, 2009, one of our pullets (seen above) won Reserve Champion American in the Open show at The Southern Ohio Poultry Breeders Association show at Lucasville, OH, and RB at the Ohio National in November of '09 (right behind our friend Chris McCary's gorgeous cockerel.) One of our cockerels took BB at the Northeastern Congress show in MA on January 16th, 2010. In the fall of '07 my daughter won CH American and RCH of the Junior Show with her cock bird at the Bluegrass Poultry Association show, and she won RCH Large Fowl there in '09. The judge in '07 said he was one of the nicest Buckeyes he had ever seen. When we show these birds in Open sanctioned shows as adults we often win BB and/or RB. We strive to breed birds to the APA Standard of Perfection, and while we can offer no guarantees as to how you will do at shows, chicks or started birds you purchase from us come from birds we actually show ourselves and do well with. The pictures on this page are our actual birds, taken on 6/27/09 (where the cock bird won Best of Breed at the Top of Ohio show), 6/09, 9/09, and 1/10 (on the farm), and 10/4/09 (where the pullet won RCH American at Lucasville), and 1/10 at the Northeastern Poultry Congress where the cockerel won Best of Breed. |
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