Buckeye Chickens

Buckeye chickens are the only APA-recognized breed created by a woman, so Jess HAD to have them in girl-power solidarity. They quickly stole our hearts – they are sweet and curious, always underfoot, and great bug hunters. They’re also very cold-hardy with tiny pea combs. Of all our chickens, these are our absolute favorite and we hope to always have this breed in our coop. Sure, there are flashier chickens that lay prettier eggs, but none of the others have matched our Buckeyes’ amazing personalities. Our line is from Bill Dyke, who retired in 2021. He started with Lay/Shumaker lines, and most people agree that he bred the friendliest birds they’d ever seen!

Flaws we’ve seen since starting with this line a few years ago are that a couple of the roosters have stayed a bit small, most have black in their hackles, one hatched with a standard comb, and not all have that gorgeous slate color in their under-feathers. We will of course only use the best birds we hatch, so we hope to reduce these minor complaints as time goes on. Structurally, most have looked very close to SOP so far.