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The Buckeye is an American breed of chicken. It was created in Ohio in the late nineteenth century by Nettie Metcalf. The color of its plumage was intended to resemble the color of the seeds of Aesculus glabra, the Ohio Buckeye plant for which the state is called the 'Buckeye State'. It is a dual-purpose chicken, kept for both meat and eggs.
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]
The chicken breeds recognized by the American Poultry Association are listed in the American Standard of Perfection. They are categorized into classes: standard-sized breeds are grouped by type or by place of origin, while bantam breeds are classified according to type or physical characteristics.
This is a list of chicken breeds usually considered to originate in Canada and the United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively from those countries.
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Buckeye (tree), several tree species of the genus Aesculus; Buckeye chicken, a breed of chicken originating in Ohio; Buckeye rot of tomato; Junonia coenia, also called buckeye, a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae found in the United States and Canada
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