Buckeye Chickens!

     The Buckeye is a breed of chicken originating in the U.S. state of Ohio. Created in the late 19th century, Buckeyes are the only breed of American chicken known to have been created by a woman, and the only one to have a small "pea" comb. As of 2008, Buckeyes are extremely rare, and breed conservation organizations have recognized them as critically endangered. The breed's name is derived from Ohio's nickname of "Buckeye state", and their mahogany color is said ideally to resemble the seeds of the Ohio Buckeye plant (Aesculus glabra). They are a dual-purpose chicken that have a decent laying ability and strong meat production characteristics. Buckeyes are yellow skinned chickens who lay brown eggs. ~wikipedia.org~

     We are quite excited to raise Buckeye chickens on the farm so I thought Id further my adventure of learning about them by blogging about them.
 
     They originated right here in Ohio making them a breed that has adapted to this specific climate and habitat. I bet this has something to do with many accounts I am reading where farmers report very low instances of pests and disease.

     Chickens provide many things to a farm and its bio diversity model to detour disease and maintain farm health. They east pests! This is a wonderful thing for other animals as well as crops. Their poop is a good source of nutrients for composts and other applications. They are food! These chickens lay brown eggs and also are very good meat producing chickens!

     Providing for ourselves is the name of the game and I'm really excited to work with this wonderful looking breed of Bird! Cheers to Buckeye Chickens!