Rural Gardening: Black Australorp eggs?, 1 by TamaraFaye

TamaraFaye wrote:
Buckeye:

American class, large fowl, dual purpose bird, accepted into APA Standard of Perfection 1904, developed by Ms Metcalf from Plymouth Rocks, Cochins, and Large Game birds. Lays a LG to XL light brown egg. Color is brownish red, that of a "Buckeye" bean or pea. The name came from when Ms. Metcalf showed her recently developed stock at the Ohio State Fair. Friendly personality, docile, great free-ranging, do poorly under confined situations. Known for going after mice like a cat would, and also for killing snakes. Make good mothers when allowed to go broody. Some plumage varies, with buff lacing and black tips acceptable. Roosters have a crow that some say resembles the cry of a dinosaur. A must-have for any heritage breed enthusiast.

that's just off the top of my head LOL.

here are some links with info:

http://www.albc-usa.org/cpl/buckeye.html

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGA/Buck/BRKBuckeye.html
[looks like they need some of my pictures!]

if you google them you will find people that have them LOVE them. that would include yours truly, in case you can't tell. i had 22 Buckeye hens, but only 7 left, and they have had a stressful life with to omuch confinement, but at 2 years of age i am getting three Buckeye eggs a day. we have hatched out three Buckeye chicks this year, and one "Buckhorn" cross from our prize winning SCBrownLeghorn. Last fall our muscovy duck hatched out a beautfiul Buckeye cockerel named Apricot. So by next year we hope to be back in the Organic Egg & Free Range Chicken business. As soon as we recover from lawyer feed ;-)

thanks for asking Molly! I love to get on my Buckeye soapbox! 7/8 of my ancestors came through Ohio at some point during their immigration, so i feel very connected to the state...

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this is Apricot & his first visit to the henhouse brooder. he is huge now. and carries the black tips his mother Apple has. her chicks always come out a bright yellow like she was. my son insists on naming all his pets after food...