Buckeyes

A Buckeye cockerel

The Buckeye breed was admitted to the American Standard of Perfection in 1904. It was developed in the "Buckeye State" of Ohio as a dual purpose breed with the distinctive color of the buckeye nut. Breeds used in its development include Cornish, Game, Rock, Cochin and Pea Combed Rhode Island Red. A Mrs. Metcalf of Warren, Ohio, had developed a stock which she called Buckeyes. When she discovered the Pea Combed RI Reds--which were not accepted into the standard--she interbred these with her own stock and formed what is now considered the Buckeye breed.