Chicken breed
Buckeye
Developed in Ohio by Nettie Metcalf. A busy forager, a keen mouser, and its pea comb shrugs off frostbite.
Hatch Index lists 1 variety of Buckeye from 3 hatcheries, and 1 is in stock today. The cheapest sexed pullet you can order now is Buckeye from Cackle Hatchery at $9.99. Straight run starts at $7.99.
Listed now
| Variety | Hatcheries | Stock | Sexed pullet from | Straight run from | Min order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye | 3 | 1 of 2 in stock | $9.99 | $7.99 | — |
Prices are per bird, from listings that can be ordered today, and change through the day. Sold-out varieties are shown faded. Sold by: Cackle Hatchery, Purely Poultry, The Chick Hatchery.
Buckeye over time
This site has read Buckeye stock on 18 days since August 9, 2026, and at least one variety could be ordered on 18 of them. It has been easy to find: some variety could be ordered on every reading. The cheapest bird a buyer could pay for ranged from $4.99 on Aug 9 to $6.49 on Aug 16.
One mark per day this site read every hatchery here, filled when any variety could be ordered; a gap is a stretch with no readings. Read by this site, not reported by the hatcheries.
What the Buckeye is like
- Egg colour
- Brown
- Eggs a year
- About 150 to 200
- Grown weight
- 6.5 lb hen, 9 lb rooster
- Temperament
- Active
- Climate
- Cold hardy; pea comb
- Goes broody
- Sometimes
- Kept for
- Dual purpose
- Origin
- Ohio, 1890s
- American standard
- Recognised by the American Poultry Association
General traits of the breed, from the breed standards and long-running references. A hatchery's own line can differ, most of all in egg colour and numbers.