The Buckeye was admitted to the American Poultry Association's Standard of Perfection in 1904.
According to the breed standard, a Buckeye's plumage should ideally resemble the hue of an
Ohio Buckeye's seeds, epecially in the hen. The Buckeye is very similar in appearance to the
Rhode Island Red, but they can be differentiated by a bar of slate color on the back feathers close
to the body. The Buckeyes body is also much more compact, with a short, broad, back. The male weighs
an average of 9 lbs (4.1 kg), and the hen 6.5 lbs (3 kg). The breed has yellow skin and lays brown eggs.
The Buckeye is a dual purpose chicken well–suited to small farmyard
and backyard flocks. It tolerates confinement well and is a good meat producer
and layer of between 150 to 200 eggs per year or between 2 - 5 a week. We primarily
gather our eggs for hatching purposes, because the Buckeye is on the critical
list on the
American
Livestock Breeds Conservancy list we try to raise as many live birds as
possible. As is the case with several other of our birds we do get hatching
eggs from outside sources to replenish our own flock.
