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Chris, the only peice of info I can offer is a small broodie coming home with 13 chicks. She is a EE mix. One failed to thrive. THe others she raised up until they were about 6 months, funny to watch the youngsters not much small er than she try to hide under her. lol` They have all split up...

Congrats on the 4 cuties! And sit on those hands-- so hard; love Laura's idea of go to the movies. Though the hatcher was the movies. :) Happy hatching!!

Thank you for your input everyone.

How well do the BUckeye hold up to the cold rainy weather? We get a variety of weather here in southern New England. THe two extremes are cold and rainy and a week of 100 degree heat. Are buckeye regarded as tight feathering types? ANd does a tight feathering help to shed water? Many of my...

LOL, butchering shows all the muscling, or the lack of it. I put about 45 cckl in the freezer of various breeds and crosses. Not enough muscling among my current stock , tastes good BUT, I want more meat for the 5 months they have been eating. None are buckeyes.

What were the other dual purpose birds that you have raised over the years? And what line of buckeyes do you have?

THanks for posting all the pics and the critiques- loved the lessons. :)

I'm in love! I look at a RIR and say pretty; when I see a buckeye my heart goes pitterpatter.

Went to the NE bantam show today in Middleboro Mass with oabout 600 birds; Saw Mr Rhodes and was hoping to see his buckeyes. He did not bring any for this show. I'm promising myself I will buy eggs from him in the spring and hatch a few dozen. He said he ships a LOT of hatching eggs.

And they run for the shade, too. How helpful!!! I try to get photos on a cloudy day . . . and shoot a bunch; brother in law is a professional photographer, he says the ability to get one good shot is very low. 1 out of 20-30 pics.

Gosh tailfeathers, you must be very strong. Breaking the neck is something I cannot do well; so I prefer to use a knife to the jugular. I recently had the benefit of learning from a very skilled butcher who butchers ALL his own meats. Because I cannot break the neck sufficently well, his...

Good Luck CHris!!!!!

I am impressed!! I am still working up to it. sigh.

Here is something I noticed. THe skin on turkey or chicken, is much thinner than the birds from the grocery store? Is this typical? Has the commercial chicken been bred for a thicker skin??

Thanks for sharing the details--I'm still working up to it. Been working up to it for a month now. I did practice on a BR turkey killed by a fox. Killed it ran for another bird and ran off when it saw me. I quickly plucked it as I heard plucking is easy when it is still warm. Kids keeep asking...

Does anyone have more information on crossing the buckeyes with BR or dark cornish?? Cross breeding usually results in better growth. I crossed my black sexlink rooster with an Easter egger hen--the resulting cckls outgrew daddy by 25%. Would love more info on any cross breeding with BUckeyes.

THis is interesting! Can I ask if you feel the crops and compare bird to bird after foraging for the afternoon?