The breed's name isn't Plymouths. It is Plymouth Rocks. Most folks just say Rocks. The come in several varieties, Buff, White, Barred, Partridge, Columbian, etc.
However, if you were to picture these birds without their individual feather coloration, just picture them in black silhouette...
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This is indeed what a Barred Rock is supposed to look like. Folks get touchy and maybe offended if you say too very much about their feed store/hatchery Barred Rocks. The point is quite simple. Yes, what is sold AS as Barred Rock simply has been juiced up. The Mediterranean influence...
Yeah, I can understand why the judge tagged it that, to be very honest. By commercial, the judge recognizes that the bird is a utility laying strain that has been bred for common sale. A bird like that would be an excellent layer, too good of layer for the breed, to be very honest. How did...