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Nettie Metcalf, who created the breed in 1896. The Buckeye was first bred and developed in 1896, by Nettie Metcalf, a resident of Warren, Ohio. [6]: 56 It is the only American breed of chicken known to have been developed by a woman, although women customarily were in charge of the household poultry flock on farms and in households throughout much of U.S. history.
In 2003, the Buckeye breed became endangered, with less than 72 breeding birds on record. In 2005, the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy began a program to restore the breed as backyard birds. [10] In 2013, Nettie Metcalf's life and chicken breed was the episode topic of agriculture podcast The Urban Chicken. [24]
A Black Java hen; the Java played a role in the creation of some of the American class breeds, such as the Rhode Island Red. The American Class contains thirteen breeds which originated in Canada or the United States. [1]: 11 All are heavy breeds, and most lay brown eggs; [1]: 11 most are cold-hardy: [2] Buckeye; Chantecler; Delaware; Dominique ...
In 1896, farmer Nettie Metcalf created the Buckeye chicken breed in Warren, Ohio. [4] [5] [6] In 1905, Buckeyes became an official breed under the American Poultry Association. [7] The Buckeye breed is the first recorded chicken breed to be created and developed by a woman. [8] [9] [10]
Illustration of thirty-nine varieties of chicken (and one Guinea Fowl) . There are hundreds of chicken breeds in existence. [1] Domesticated for thousands of years, distinguishable breeds of chicken have been present since the combined factors of geographical isolation and selection for desired characteristics created regional types with distinct physical and behavioral traits passed on to ...
Choosing the right chicken breed can make all the difference for first-time poultry pet parents. Buff Orpingtons, Plymouth Rocks, and Australorps are excellent choices that offer friendly ...
These livestock and poultry breeds are on the Livestock Conservancy's Conservation Priority List for either being historically notable or an endangered breed. Pages in category "Conservation Priority Breeds of the Livestock Conservancy"
This category lists chicken breeds by country of origin. Note that there are also present below a few regional categories (not country) which do not have national, independent status. This is a container category .