Plymouth Rock Reviews

i love my hen, her name is Fry.. "FRYED" =] and she is my oldest.

Our 2 Barred Rocks are by the most aggressive and mean towards other chickens in our flock of 8.  They have been since the day we brought them home.  1 drew blood on 2 other chicks the first week we  had her.  Now they continue to peck and be aggressive towards the majority of our flock.

They peck and peck hard, they have sharp beaks, and the Squawk of protest from the chickens are always loudest when its one of our Barreds doing the pecking.  Really quite frustrating. 

On the plus side, they are very easily handled by us, they let us pick them up in just about any way and settle quickly when held.  They are funny birds, quite smart and fast.  They are usually the first to get a bug, or worm. 

Hope as they mature the pecking slows down a bit. 

Love them, calm, friendly, excellent layers, but mine have been rough on the younger ones, but only for a short time. I would have more if I had room!

I have one Barred rock who has such a expressive face, it makes me laugh everytime I look at her!  They are hardy in the winter and are great egg layers, they lay medium brown eggs.  Very friendly and docile, but it all depends on how you raise them.  I highly recomend this breed for anyone who wants chickens, its just a plain beautiful bird with a great personality.

The best egg layer, cheap, easy to find backyard chicken.  With all the work this breed has had over the years you just can't beat them for eggs.  Nice, friendly birds who forage well as free rangers.  Nothing flashy or unique about this bird, but there is a reason everyone owns them....they do what you need them to.  Highly recommended especially for those new to raising chickens.

I have quite a few Plymouth Rocks in about every color out there. I can't pick a favorite but the Barred is the classic. Great layers of large brown eggs with calm personalities. Can't go wrong with them.

I had two in my first flock.  They were beautiful, but I soon became disappointed in this breed that I had coveted ever since I was a little girl.  The hen was bossy.  The cockerel was just mean.  He would fly at my then 4 yr. old daughter even through the run fence.  I sold the hen to someone who had a large free range flock, figured she'd do better in that type of environment.  The cockerel ended up in a pot.  Maybe some day I'll try another one.

We had a couple and they were also the friendliest birds in our flock.  One of them would just come up to me every time I came near so that I could pick her up and hold her. 

My two Barred Plymouth Rocks are the sweetest birds in my flock. One takes every possible opportunity to sit in my lap, and will fall asleep there if I let her. Only one has started laying so far - with the amount of light we're getting, I expect the other will wait until spring - but she lays large light tan eggs five or six days a week. As hatchery stock their barring is kind of smudgy and drab, but they're infinitely friendlier than my other chickens.

From my experience my Two hens are very tame and sweet.

The Rooster I used to have was very protective and would even try to attack me. 

Overall I think its a wonderful breed

I have 3 Barred Rock girls in my flock of 14 and they are by far my sweetest, most gentle and affectionate girls. I almost regretted getting them at first as they were not a 'showy' as some of the other chicken breeds. Now I don't know what I would do without them! They love human attention (and canine) and follow me around and even stare into the back door to see where I am if I am late coming out in the morning. As soon as I sit down at least one of them is on my lap waiting for some love and occasionally they will fly up on my shoulder for attention if I am ignoring them. I just love how affectionate and personable they are, not to mention they have a very large personality. My Barred Rocks also LOVE my dogs, they follow them around like puppies and do everything they do. If my dogs are drinking they also have their head in the dish drinking, if my dogs are laying in the sun the Barred Rocks are right there next to them. They try to fly up on my dog's backs for a free ride but the pups aren't too crazy about that idea. They are very vocal during egg laying so if you are looking for a chicken your neighbors won't hear it could be a problem?

Friendly breed, not only with people but also with other chickens. Ours had a "best friend" who is an extremely flighty and nervous bird, she does a wonderful job of calming her down.

He is our only rooster and is an amazing fella!! He is not aggressive at all!

Beautiful birds, got them with the brown egg layers special from Murray McMurray and couldn't be happier. They aren't jump in your lap friendly but they are coming around. They lay beautiful light brown eggs and are just a wonderful addition of color to my flock.

The two I have are the friendliest in the flock of mixed birds.  If you want a chicken to love you...this is your breed.  ♥

My Plymouth Rock pullets are of the Barred variety.  They are beautiful birds and are quite willing to be hand fed.  However, they don't care to be held and I have to chase them down for health checks.  They're excellent layers of medium to dark brown large eggs, and they produce fairly well throughout the Winter months.  Although they rarely become broody, they do mother our younger chicks fairly well.  During the molt, they tend to keep most of their feathers and so do not get that bedraggled look about them.  They're great foragers, eating the bugs and worms they find in their run.  They get along well with the rest of our mixed flock.  They bare conefinement well, but, like most chickens, prefer adequate space for exploration. 

The ladies were great. They are about as good of a layer as you can get, this side of a production layers (red, sex-link, stars). The roosters get very big and are not always nice. Mine was ok, but always had a chip on his shoulders because he was not the alpha male (Java was). He was rather harsh with the ladies.

 Excellent cold weather layer and excellent forager for free ranging.  Seem to avoid predators more than other breeds do to there color.  Very friendly and docile.  Great bird for people just starting to raise chickens.

    Well, I can honestly sat that this breed is awesome.

    Even my roos are docile enough to jump in my lap.

    They're good with winter.

    That part in the cons is sorta true... My BR pullet got her head stuck in between the peep hole plank and the wood under it, and I found her hanging by her head when I got home from school.... She was ok, so I guess you can call her a "hardy" hen....

The one we had was very flighty and loved to wander over the fences; getting her back was often a problem.  Before she was killed by the neighbor's dog at around 24 weeks, she was showing signs of getting ready to lay.  Because of this specific bird, it's doubtful if we'd choose to get this breed again, although most owners sing their praises.  Beautiful feathering an attraction.

Our barred rock is a wonderful girl.  One of our first layers, and going strong!

I would recommend barred plymouth rocks to just about anyone, from folks brand new to chickens up through old time chicken farmers.  I've found the breed to be quite friendly and outgoing, curious about everything and everyone.  They can be quite the characters, with very distinct personalities.  Mine lays a pinkish brown, medium sized egg, anywhere from 5 - 7 eggs a week when of peak laying age.  Enjoys free ranging, but seems to do okay when contained to the run as well.

I have raised Day 1's (3 roo's and 1 pullet) and the pullet is the calmest sweetest girl in my coop! The boys are gentle as well-although have begun some agression towards each other when mating....otherwise they preen each other and are buddies.

I have had Plymouth Barred Rock in my flock for 8 years from 3 different hatcheries.  All have had pleasant personalities.   They are good layers and lay most of the year without auxiliary light.   They work well in a mix breed flock.   They are good foragers, and do well free ranging.   Hens are large enough to put on the dinner table when butchered. 

The only drawback is that the points on the comb are prone to frostbite if you live in very cold climates (Montana).  It makes me question if I want to replace my Barred Rock with the same every time we butcher, but so far I always include them. 

Have had Barred Rock for only 8 months but I have fallen in love with the breed. Have owned several breeds and the BR is gorgeous,gentle,I BELIEVE one will be a possible brooder(I will know come spring) and I can't say enough about the gorgeous eggs.The oldest BR pullet(,11 mo, has fluffed out beautifully in the last 3 months and rivals my buff orps for fluffy butt(hey-we all have priorities)My cockerel was a mistake(ate the other 3 mistakes) and he also, to date anyhow, is gentle. a few more months will judge for him but so far so good. Love them. Will have pix soon.

People instantly recognize this breed once you show them pictures.  It is a classic farm breed and for good reason.  They are a good multipurpose breed.  Decent layers and have a good size.  Our Barred Rock is a pet.  She lays with decent regularity.  I'm not really a big fan of the barred appearance on chickens.  I would definitely have at least one in our small flock.  Ours is very friendly and enjoys pettings.  She is also a horrible glutton....the first to arrive to a pile of treats and the last to leave.

We adore our Barred Plymouth Rock, Beatrice. She is not heavy "beaked" toward other hens as number 2 in our flock's pecking order. She lays 5-6 large eggs a week all year except when molting. She is a beautiful bird and loves to be with her people. She is an active bird and quite smart too!  I would get another one in an instant if I wanted to increase our flock.

I got three Barred Rocks because when I went to chicken class they said that these girls are really good in Phoenix (dry, hot weather). The girls are three weeks old now -- not as big as my two Amerecuanas but still quite perky!

I got my Barred Plymouth Rock unexpectedly from an assortment of Eggs. I immediately fell in love with mine. They are very calm birds as Chicks. Very social and very cuddly. Mine was definitely a favorite breed. My only concern is that the really quiet ones seem to turn out incredibly LOUD! This is probably just Chickens in general, so don't let this effect your love for these. I would highly recommend this for any Chicken lover, whether they want a loving, lap-raised Chicken or an outdoor one, if you're considering it- Get it! 

I love the Barred Plymouth Rock!!! They are very calm and pretty!!! I highly recommend this breed.

this awesome breed is very calm and pretty. I Highly recommend this breed

Although the hens are not as productive as our Rhode Island Reds they have a much nicer disposition.  Both hens and roosters grow faster and larger then our Reds or Sussix.   We have found them to be an excellent dual purpose bird that would also make a good pet if that is what you are after.

Lays good quality sized eggs but dark brown eggs with spots and she is Plymouth rock and her eggs are nothing like in the picture...

She calm but sometimes can get grumpy really quick

I have 3 pullets and just love them! The should start laying just about anytime now and I can't wait these guys used to be really scared and now two of them just love being picked up!

Last summer, I purchased two white rock hens and one barred rock rooster as day old chicks. The barred rock roo was the most entertaining chicken I have ever owned! He had an unnatural interest in joining the human "flock" from young on. He often jumped into laps, begged for attention, ate greedily out of the hands of even strangers, and even learned a few tricks! The hens were not  outgoing, but were relatively docile. I have to say that I preferred the company of my barred rock rooster over the white rock hens;-)

My plymouth rocks seemed to be more alert and response to threats of predation. I was very impressed when watching my rooster protect "his" hens... we have a healthy hawk population, and "Dime" was always alert for their presence and quick to respond.

The chicks grow at a remarkable rate. While I cannot speak for their egg laying abilities, I will say that they serve their other purpose very well! We have an urban flock, so unfortunately, my friendly rooster was not allowed to stay once the crowing commenced.

I have 2 cute little barred rock banty girls, they stick up for themselves with all the standard chickens.

P. Allen Smith's pet hen is a Plymouth Rock

I want to have a few Plymouth Rock hens for the sole reason that she looks like love itself.

My rocks rule my hen house. They are really steady layers. They are slightly more aggressive with my kids than my Orpingtons but that's not necessarily a bad thing. They're great chickens!

While I love a lot of breeds, and say that a lot of them are some of the best, Plymouth Rocks (barred variety) rank #1 in my book, forever. Excellent laying life, very hardy and excellent at foraging, friendliest personalities, etc. It's all in their favor. =) I will never be without Barred Rocks.

Raised my three from day old chicks.  They are very bright and hardy birds.  They winter well in Eastern Ontario and lay about six eggs a week.  What more could you ask for?

Ours is a 325 egg layer in a free-range setting in her first year of laying.  She laid earlier than other birds in our flock, including older birds.  She has continued laying through a pretty dark Oregon winter when Orpingtons and others have shut down.  Docile.  friendly. Good forager.  Tolerant of cold.  Good non-commercial dual purpose bird.  Ideal for BYC setting.

My chicken is beautiful and amazing. She isn't as big as her ameraucana and production red counterparts, so we are hoping she grows more!!! Cross your fingers for eggs!

I ordered some Cornish Crosses online and was surprised when I opened the box to find I had 10 Barred Rocks. The note on my order said they added ten MALES for extra warmth. Thats all fine and dandy but I live in the city and cant have Roo's. I know Barred Rocks are duel purpose breeds although I have never had this breed before... This is only my second year owning chickens. I currently have 5 laying hens, 1 Rhode Island Red, 1 Americana, and 3 Buff Orpingtons... My question is... Does anyone know how long it takes for the cockerels to get full size (or starts to crow)? And how big should I expect them to be? Thanks so much.

they come running to my when i open the coop.  all but 1 are ok with being pet or picked up.  Great egg layers too they lay just about daily even now in January

Bought as 19 week old so were $20 each rather than the $3 for chicks

BR's were my first hens to start with. I got them as day olds in the mail and have had a wonderful experience since. They are extremely friendly and calm. They let me pick them up and love when my 4 yr old sons yells "treats!" They are so gentle with him and wait for him to toss whatever goodies he has brought for them. They are great layers of large brown eggs, and lay just about every day.
 

Symphony, my Plymouth Rock, is so sweet! What else can I say? Sweet, lazy, and dependant.

An excellent breed for first time chicken owners.  I have 6 chickens and they began laying at 5 months.  I am averaging 5 - 6 eggs per day.

I have 1 WPR and absolutely adore her! EXCELLENT layer! Lays everyday! My best layer! Very smart! Doesn't mind being held. Very good around small kids and baby chicks. Even when the baby chicks pull on her comb and wattles she doesn't hurt them at all! 

      After a dog got in my coop and killed one of my dominiques, I decided I wanted a few more chickens. A friend we knew had some young Barred Rock hens he'd give to us for $5 a piece. I decided to get them so that I'd have some more layers.

      When I got them, they were way too tiny for their age. Obviously they hadn't been fed right. I think he kept them in a TINY cage. They also had a cough and a gurgling in their throat. Stupid me, I still put them with my dominiques. Whatever they had got transferred to the dominiques and ended up killing all but one of them....but the little barred rocks got over it like it was nothing!

      Since they were eating well now, they soon got big and beautiful. Now they way outshine my dominique hen. They haven't started laying yet, but they're just coming of age and we're just getting out of winter. Can't wait to see what these hens can do.

       They're a little shy, but it's probably because they weren't properly handled by their former owner.

I almost didn't get this breed because I didn't like the barring. Now I'm super glad I did, and the coloring has grown on me. These are by far in my 2 years of experience the most friendly birds. While I have had some really friendly Buff Orpingtons ,for example,  about half of that group would be super shy. These are more as a whole really friendly. My only experience with them is from the Meyer Hatchery Stock for the past 2 years. They lay really nice large eggs. As chicks they seem to want to explore and forage the most. They have done really well for me free-range.

I have had to clip 1 out  of 9 wings of the birds that I have had. That one was following the bad crew over the 5 foot fence. After that I didn't have any problems.

Brought three home in August as day olds, and started getting eggs the last week of January.  BUT, our supplier labelled the eggs as "chocolate brown" and I gotta tell ya, these eggs are as light as Buff Orpington eggs.  They are lighter than Rhode Island Red eggs.  No fault of the chicken, but I am bummed because I wanted a fourth color of eggs (we have Buffs for light brown, Rhode Islands for medium brown, Americauna for green... Rocks for... oh well...).  The hens integrated pretty easily with the established flock of six.  They weren't handled as much as chicks as our older hens were, but they are starting to tolerate me pretty well. Petted one yesterday and she took it without going crazy. 

These hens are great egg layers and lay daily. The only draw back I have found from them is they seem to be my loudest hens.

My Barred Rock, Lucy, just started laying a month ago, and has laid an egg about 5 out of every 7 days! And this is during a Wisconsin winter! She's always liked flying up and sitting on my shoulder or even my head. Now that she's a layer, she's become a little bit bossy, but not aggressive. Is fond of flying over the fence and leading her three "sisters" astray. A smart, funny, plucky hen! I raised her from chickhood, so that may partially explain her gregarious nature.

I have two Barred Rock hens. They are terrific free-range birds who will scrape and scratch in leaves for hours looking for food. They also keep an eye to the sky for predators and will run/fly to shelter if they feel the least threatened. However, they soon learn what to fear and not, and have stopped scattering for crows and ravens; they only run from hawks. They also get along well with our dogs and will even engage in a game of tag with one of them. As mentioned in the other reviews, they are great layers, even in the dark cold of winter. Their eggs have gotten larger as they've matured pass a year. Definitely recommend for a first-time owner.

I have a partridge Rock and she is the absolute BEST. She is, by far, our sweetest chicken. She gets along well with the others. She never pesters or bullies anybody. She doesn't mind being touched and held. She is a very good egg layer and never hides her eggs from us, like some of our others do.

I love my Rocks. They are friendly, intelligent, and they lay so many eggs I almost have trouble keeping up with them all! Very hardy, healthy birds. The hens are also pretty quiet, until they see me coming out to visit (or are laying!). My roo has a beautiful crow, not too loud, just right. Their eggs are medium brown, and the size of each egg is becoming more consistant as they age. They do very well in confinement, but they would rather be roaming. Easy to catch and handle when needed. Great breed for begginers and pros both!

I did lose one hen to the summer heat. Keep an eye on your flock if you live where it gets very hot, as they are a heavy breed. Make sure they have lots of water at all times. It helped me to put a small fan in my coop, I only had it on in the day to circulate the hot, stale air out. But as long as they have water, they should be able to beat the heat, for the most part.

I have 5 Black Barred Rocks. Unlike most of my hens, the Barred Rocks blend in. It's hard for me to tell them apart and they don't have the range of personality that my other birds have. They are the core of my flock though and solid, stable birds. They are not flighty, and are friendly and curious. I bought them at 4 weeks old on October 1, It's now mid-February and only one has started laying — this week. They have continued growing and are filling out and turning into lovely shaped birds.

I have 6 Barred Rock and 4 White. They are growing a bit slower then my other breeds but are fast learners, especially the barred ones.

My Stew-a-loo is a good producing little turd. Yeah, I said turd instead of bird. She can be a little food aggressive towards the other hens, picking a bite of tomato out the mouth of another hen or running into another hen and bumping her so the unsuspecting hen drops whatever is in her mouth. If I bring out treats to hand feed them, she will bite my finger (probably hoping I drop the entire handful!). She is smart, but doesn't take any crap. She hates to be held and will fight to get out, despite my firm yet gentle grasp on her. Who was it that told me this Plymouth Rocks are sweet and personable??

She is my most reliable producer, leaving about an egg a day, probably saving her so far from the Stew-pot!

I have a dozen Barred Rocks and I love them.  They are very sassy, curious, brave, and some of them can be a little bossy.  I have two that will run to me when I call and point at the ground because they know it means there's a grasshopper or some other tasty critter for them.  They follow me from tree to tree when I catch Japanese beetles and one will even follow me onto the porch and wait while I pick stink bugs off the wall and ceiling.  If I'm throwing bread heels to them, she'll jump up and try to grab the bread out of my hand.  The little stinkers also think the moles on my legs are bugs and they try to eat them!

They're pretty vocal when they see me.  I imagine they're hollering "give us bugs or bird seed" or "let us out of the pen."  If they're free-ranging, they run to me as soon as they hear the door open.  They are very goofy and so funny to watch.

They are smart and hardy.  They watch for predators and don't seem to be bothered by the cold.  They lay well and I even get eggs from them in the winter.

I only ever had one that pecked me and it was always when she was on the roost.  She had a bad attitude toward the other hens, too and I was very close to putting her in the pot.  However, I found that removing her from the roost immediately after the peck and holding her upside-down helped.  She also had a few daytime upside-down trips through the pen which lowered her status and now she's fine.  It took about three weeks and I haven't been pecked since.

I really enjoy them and their great personalities.

I have almost always had barred rocks. I have a few right now that are from my old hatchery birds. I bought a trio or these gorgeous BR's from Jeremy Woeppel   jwhip BYC  and they are the most beautiful BR's that I've ever seen. Will be raising quite a few between 2012 - 13.

They are very quiet hens, still fly more than my last 2 chickens did, but not as likely to go over the fence as my Lakenvelder. They did quite a bit of mock fighting early on, with hackles raised and threaetning each other with spurless kicks. They were quite easy to tame, and are friendly with me but aggressive with my son, who is 17 and hasn't spent much time with them. Othe larger one, Ellie Mae, has moulted and it took a long time for the color to come back to her comb. Fannie Mae went through a partial moult, probably in sympathy. They are both laying every other day now.

The plymouth rock is a wonderful choice for the homestead flock. With strong feet and legs and an alert demeanor, these birds are excellent foragers, rustling as much as 90% of their own feed during late Spring and Summer. Egg production is year round and consistent. Most hens went through a fast molt, dropping handfuls of feathers in a day and returning to production quickly. Eggs are firm-shelled, large to jumbo in size, with very good quality.  Hens normally are very good about using nest boxes, but they do occasionally sneak off to the brush to lay their eggs. Some birds would take to the trees, but most were too heavy to easily reach a roost in a tree/rafters.

No hens went broody for us, though barred rock crossbred hens would set eggs. Most of the Plymouth Rock strains are conveniently camouflaged, lessening problems with predators.  Older hens spent more time at the feeder and tended to lay on the fat, with most of our old hens being culled before their 3rd birdthday.

Carcasses are about average compared with purebred yard chickens. Crossbred  stock with a Plymouth Rock parent produced fast growing cockerels who would reach slaughter weight weeks sooner than purebred cousins.

I ordered 25 straight run from Marti Hatchery several yrs ago.  This was my first experience with poultry.  Lets just say it was great and 25 years later i'm still facinated with chickens.

Ok, so I just have 4 chickens.  2 of them at Barred Plymouth Rocks, and that was really by accident.  But I'm glad it turned out this way.  What an interesting and varied personality!  I guess it's one reason I am attracted to them in particular. My Julia is at the top of the pecking order, always leading the way, and always the first to find the higher ground for a look-out. In contrast, my Carmen is last in the pecking order.  She is much more willing to make a pal of a human, while Julia could really care less unless it means getting to a treat first.  I call Julia "Julia The Opportunistic Chicken."  If she could start a business I think she would.  The thing is, she'll let you know it.  It's nice to know where the chickens are hanging out in the yard sometimes, but they sure are loud about it.  Loud about everything, especially when they are put out for me leaving them in the pen or not bringing a treat along soon enough.

Great personalities in these birds.  Very hardy and consistent layers.  No chance in them ever setting on eggs.  They don't waste any time in the nest.

I have three Barred Rocks and I plan on getting more but the only problam I have found is that they can be mean to a new bird. Another problam about them is they don't sit on eggs offen, but the odd one does, out of my three one sits on eggs.

If I had one breed to select to use for egg laying, the Barred Plymouth Rock would be it.

These are the nicest, friendliest chickens. They are healthy, long lived, productive and climate adaptive.  Great egg color.

They are very pretty birds, yet my roo attacked me, probably because he was a hatchery chick, so just be careful.... 

We got this chicken with others from a landlord, as it was left by a former tenant.

This girl is the survivor from a opossum attack.

Not only does she lay excellent eggs, she's also layed all winter, etc.  

We let her out of her new house, with a door, and let her back in at night. 

She'll come running to greet us like a dog, or any other pet.  

She doesnt share her feed well, and will push the pheasants around.  

This is the best chicken we've ever had.  We'll get more chicks tomorrow.

Started with two, but one escaped the cage and our dachshund wasted her. The other started laying at 16 weeks and lays large eggs almost daily, even in winter. She's very friendly. My favorite!

Oh my, these birds are varied.  First, there is Sabrina.  She is a large, docile hen and was the first to lay an egg.  Klutzy (aptly named) is my puppy chicken.  Cranky and Flopsy are on the grumpy side (I think they're bluffing) but they lay regularly.  Moose is gorgeous and makes the most feminine little coos. 

These are beautiful, friendly, personality-filled birds.  They reliably lay gorgeous brown eggs. 

Thank you Cackle Hatchery!

I love barred rocks, my favorite breed. They do very well cooped or free range prolific layers of large eggs and are hilarious to watch.(my favorite past time)

Great chicken, easy to raise, great egg production.

I have 3 from spring 11 and 1 from summer 11 have 20 eggs due to hatch in 20 days.

I sadly still have 11 roosters. I will keep my PRock fondly called Rocky. He along with all his friends are all great roosters to have around. Never been spured by any of them. Rocky is very loyal to me and trusting. If he is upset he will come to me and tell me his problem. LOL. He was hatched under a Silky hen. :)

They are great egg layers. very friendly they follow me around as soon as I go outside they meet me lol. They lay large light Brown eggs.

Our barred rock is our most consistent layer. She hardly ever misses a day. She lays a perfect medium/large sized, brown egg. She has more personality than any of our other birds, too. This makes her fun to watch, but she is awful hard on some of the other chickens. She made her spot in the pecking order known right away and she never lets the other chickens forget it! However, in our flock with no roosters, she acts as the protector of the group. When the girls are out free-ranging, she's the one watching to make sure nothing is coming. I'd definitely recommend barred rocks if you're looking to sell eggs since they are so consistent.

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MY PEBBLES IS STILL A CHICK BUT SHE MAKES ME SMILE EVERYDAY

A solid bird all around; excellent and reliable layer with a docile, gentle disposition.

We just bought two chicks about three weeks ago and they are so cute!

Very protective and well behaved bird. Very handsome and sweet.

I have had 2 rocks just flip.

One day fine and a year old and laying up a storm...the next morning dead.

Out in the yard X-chicken for no apparent reason.

These are my Americauna  the tri colored ones.Each has a different pattern in their feathers.Hope it stays that way.

and my Barred Rocks  blackwith white on head...

The  last yellow are  Orps.

Americauna

I recently bought 10 chickens that were 4 weeks old. 8 Australorps and 2 Barred Plymouth Rocks. I was originally just going to buy the Australorps because of their infamous egg laying capabilities. But I wanted ten chickens and the seller only had 8 Australorps. He had 5 other chickens, So I had to choose between the three rhode island reds he had and the 2 barred rocks. Well we started catching the australorps and lo and behold instead of running to the other side of the pen like the rest of the birdies. The rocks just kinda of stood around like hey whats going on, did you bring me something, who are you(disclaimer: the chicks had been raised by his 3 kids who really enjoyed messin with them so they were definitley peoplized) Those little boogers stole my heart right there. I named one mama barred and the other mama rocks. They love being petted they hop into my lap when I am having my morning coffee. And they have the most entertaining facial expressions I have encountered yet in chickens. The australorps while being tame dont mind being handled but the rocks love it. And that is why the rocks rock.

I loved my Barred Rock...it's name was Alice before it started crowing...now its Nicky....

Nicky is a beautiful rooster who is bursting with personality, but isn't a cuddle bunny. He likes to keep to himself for most of the time(except for his girlfriends company) and seems to always be on the run from the big roosters...he is quite the troublemaker, and usually is always getting into something.

our barred are really consistent layers, easy keepers, and docile around the kids

My barred rocks have all been sweet girls who lay well. I had a problem with 2 of my 3 hatchery roos being mean buggers who loved to come at me, but the third has been a gentle giant who is endless fun to watch. I love these girls!

My barred plymouth rock is very dependable egg layer

we have 2 BRs but only one lays good for us the other just eats and gives no eggs. both are good with our kids and other chickens though

This is my first round at chickens and are only 4 weeks old. It's too soon to tell but she is one of the smallest and sweetest.

We got three of them about a month ago for an early birthday present for me  and i love them they are gorgeous! I can still tell them apart! Peepers (the smallest of the three) is very bright in color would prefer to not be held! Oreo (the largest of the three and my favorite!) loves to be held and is very friendly! Stripes is in between! They all are good with being held and i haven't had any problems with them! We are going to put them in with our 5 Rhode Island reds and 2 white leghorns and our rooster he is a mix rooster this weekend! 

When I got chickens, this breed was the first breed I got my experience on. My husband who feels that I have way more chickens than I need, always insists that if I buy more they need to be barred rocks. Mine are very reliable layers giving me 6 eggs per bird per week. They did not lay through the winter, but that was fine with me. Everybody needs a short break.

My barred rocks are still little and 4 weeks, so I don't have much else to say- They are very curious chicks, and get along well with the ducks and bantams they were raised with. They can be rowdy sometimes, but that's just because they're still young. I got them because I was lured in my they're friendly nature, and I wanted standard sized chickens that lay fairly well.

 I have 2 barred rocks and they are a great bird for my flock of 10 birds. They get along with the others, Do well in cold weather, do well in confinement. They are also excellent free rangers and are very good about keeping watch and returning to the coop at night. They are easily handled and become quite trusting once you gain their trust, I can pick mine up easily and they dont kick or flap, they just settle and allow you to hold them. Great bird.

A neighbor gave me a Plymouth Rock hen. She was about 4 months old. She has been a wonderful addition to my flock. I have hatched a few of her eggs (breed with my Dominique) and the chicks appear to be very hardy.

I got two little chicks (hatched 4/26/11) from a local person and one more a week older from the same lady.  So far, these three are my favorites!  They're super friendly and have such fun personalities...  not to mention they're ADORABLE!  I've only had them a few days so I will have to wait until a bit more time passes before I can say anything more about them.

well I just got my plymouth-rock like 9 or 10 weeks ago and she still young. But she so sweet.
I may be young and dont know alot about chickens for being 14 and haveing one of this. There pretty cute and cool animals and i so bad want more :3 i would like give this chickens a 10 or 10000000 XD but my chicken isnt leying eggs yet but i cant wait intell she does.
 

(sorry if it sucks am new hear and am still learning)

When we bought them from a lady they were just as mean as they could be to our chickens and even with time they still picked on them.I thought maybe they were just mean so i hatched out chicks thinking maybe they would be nicer....Wrong..

I love my little Barred Rock. Great chicken for a beginner. She handles easily and it friendly towards her care givers.

This chicken is very friendly and a great egg layer. I would recommend this to many people.

 calm like to be handledand they are pretty when older

Plymouth Rocks (sometimes called Rocks) are beautiful and friendly birds!  Rocks lay brown large eggs and lay almost every day.   They each have different personalities and preferences.  Most Plymouth Rocks enjoy snuggling – either by sitting on your lap, being held, or even perching on your shoulder!  You may get one that can’t wait to sneak out of the coop and scratch in your yard or woods, while another one is content to stay inside.  One may come over begging for a treat, while another one just wants its comb and wattles rubbed.

Another reason why Plymouth Rocks are so perfect to keep is because of their color varieties.  They have all sorts of colors! 

• Barred
• White
• Buff
• Partridge
• Silver Penciled
• Blue
• Columbian
• Black

What more could you want in a chicken that is gorgeous, friendly, and lays large brown eggs?

Love my Barred Rock pullet, Petrie. She sits on the swingset and swings. Best chicken in my flock.

Barred rocks are one of my favorite birds! I've had mine for 6 years now. She is still is laying eggs even at her age! 

Right from the first day she arrived little Coco Chanel was the sweetest chick.  Her sisters, 2 Austrolorps and a Salmon Faverolles are nice too but Coco comes to me when I call her, and she's only a month old!  She likes to sit on my lap and quietly chortle.  It has been so much fun watching her grow into a real chicken!  I can't wait for her to start laying!!

She's my Favorite!!

My girl, Petrie, I bought along with 3 other hens and a duck back in March and she was by far the strangest. She was also the hardest to name because her personality has always been sort of blah. They are 7 weeks now and she is still the most skittish. She is also pretty.....no polite way to put it...dumb as a post. While the other hens and the duck know when it's time to go into the run at the end of the day, and where the door is, she will continue to run back and forth past the door looking through the fence and cheeping. Until I finally get fed up with her, catch her and throw her in :P She is a pretty bird, and good at seeing off predators (and by predators I mean the doves, quail and other backyard birds) She is friendly with all the other birds, being about 3rd on the pecking order. They have yet to lay but I hear Rocks are good layers.

My barred rock is probably a mix breed, which is fine.  She was part of a young man's breed project.  She is only 8 weeks.  Will edit when I know more about her.

these are biker chicks as i like to call them they are good layers to

These beauties are my favorite from my experience of 5 breeds. These gals are definitely pets, cute, cuddly, loving, gentle, friendly, excellent egg layers.  Withstand winters very well. They never cause any kind of problems with other hens. They get along with everyone. you would not want them with any aggressive birds, they are too gentle for that nonsense.

It's almost funny when I go out in the yard and the chickens come tearing across the yard straight for me!  I always have a treat for them.  They squat down and love to be held.  They love cantaloupe seeds and leftover corn.

I've owned Barred Rocks throughout my chicken keeping career. They as a whole, are generally tame, loving and love treats, in fact they are one of the easiest to breeds in my opinion to become fat, in a pet sort of way.

PICTURES!

The ladies I've had or currently own are named: Kiwi, Lieka, Dutchess, Flower, Omelet & Ramsese (forever loving of all of them)...each and every one so loving.

These birds are great backyard flock they are hardy don't need a lot of special attention and will set. Only thing was the eggs are not very big, but you get lots of them 

Our Barred Rock, Julliet, is one of our nicest chickens. She likes nothing better then to perch on an unsuspecting arm. Barred Rocks are definitely a breed i would go back to. 

We have Barred Rocks we have raised from chicks and they are extremely tame.  They follow the kids and I around the yard and will even climb up on our laps when we sit down.  Would definitely buy this breed again.

I have a White Rock and a Partridge rock. They seem to be good birds, but have not started laying yet so time will tell. Of all my chickens these 2 are the most flighty and will not come close to any human if they can avoid it. Maybe that wil change after they start laying.