buckeye chickens

Hello, I know that Google always talks about how good Buckeye chickens are. They say they are weather hardy and pretty sickness resistant, but my experience with buckeyes has not been the same. The only chicken I have ever lost from sickness is a buckeye, he had trouble breathing, but acted...

I am sitting in hope and expectation... in the end of April, I should be receiving 3 Buckeyes and 2 Golden Buffs, plus one Meyers Hatchery Mealmaker to be named later... I hope all will be hens... I hope all will be healthy and survive. But we will see. Pictures will be posted when chickens are...

Beyond Excited Right Now!!!! we officially have our first egg!!!!!! Sadly we found it on the ground and not in the nesting boxes. Any suggestions on how to teach them to use the boxes? We already have the dummy eggs so I’m not sure what else can be done. Still I’m BEYOND excited to how many...

I'm new to chickens after a 40 year absence. Forty years ago I raised about 100 chickens in Mentor, Ohio. It began as a 4-H project. Now that I'm semi-retired from the grape business I decided I needed another expensive hobby! I currently live in Kingsville, Ohio. My focus is the Buckeye breed...

I have 2 OEGBs that are broody. I was checking under them the other day and discovered that my silkie has been slipping her eggs under them. So I candled them on a whim. Sure enough, they're developing. The only roo the little silkie has been in contact is a buckeye. That's going to be...

Hey everyone, I have had what I would call a successful first year with my flock of chickens, I started out with 30 but 5 of those were roosters who have made a great addition to my freezer, and I've started selling eggs, which has been a blast so far my favorites have been the Plymouth barreds...