Buckeye
Dual purpose · United States · 🌱 Beginner friendly
The mahogany-red Buckeye was created in Ohio and named for the state's buckeye nut, whose color it matches almost exactly. It's a rugged, personable forager with a small pea comb that laughs at Midwest winters, and it has a well-earned reputation for hunting mice.
Eggs per year
150–200
Egg color
Brown
Egg size
Medium
Hen weight
6–7 lbs
Temperament
Friendly and active
Broodiness
Sometimes broody
Did you know?
The Buckeye is the only American Poultry Association breed developed entirely by a woman — Nettie Metcalf of Warren, Ohio, in 1896.
Is the Buckeye right for your flock?
Expect roughly 150–200 brown eggs a year from a healthy hen in her prime — production dips during molt and the short days of winter, and eases off as she ages. Planning space? A Buckeye hen runs 6–7 lbs, so size the coop with our coop size calculator and estimate the feed bill with the feed cost calculator.
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