Blue rocks

[ic46750]

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He looks good if he is as young as he looks. Needs to grow a fuller breast. That is the last place they fill out usually. Nice length of back and a good looking tail coming in........stan
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[ic46750]

Hi everyone! I got my first Blue Rocks this year in a dozen hatching eggs from Brookhavens. Hatched 8 chicks from them - 1 died as a young chick to a strange throat/breathing problem - ended up with 3 girls and 4 boys out of the other 7. You can see their hatching story and pics of them as young growing chicks HERE if you are interested. I kept the 3 pullets (of course!) and after MUCH deliberation, decided to keep the light Blue Barred cockerel and sent a solid Black and solid Blue cockerel down to DMRippy in Tennessee, and sold the other Barred boy locally. So far only one of the 3 pullets is laying, a pretty Blue Barred girl I named Brooke. Here are some recent pictures of her at about 6 1/2 months old. The other two pullets are solid Blues. The beautiful "Midnight" Blue... And her sister Blue "Moon"... And then there is the cockerel - "Bradford" ... As you can see from the pictures Bradford is quite a stocky fellow, and he actually weighed in at 8 pounds at just over 6 months old! While I am not currently planning to nor do I have the setup for an intensive breeding program, I do welcome any comments, tips and critiques on these birds as I do hope to hatch out some chicks from them in the spring.

Hi, looking for some hatching eggs if your interested in selling some. Thanks Bill

 

[ic46750]

Looking for some hatching eggs if anyone has some for sale. Love the color and breed. Would love to add to my flock. Thanks Bill

 

[Egghead_Jr]

Looking for some hatching eggs if anyone has some for sale. Love the color and breed. Would love to add to my flock. Thanks Bill

https://www.backyardchickens.com/u/92428/dmrippy

https://www.backyardchickens.com/u/72957/tigercreek

These two members have Blue Rocks. I don't know if they have solid color birds or the only barred birds. Rippy is in Tennessee and Tiger is in South Carolina.

I know Dinamhmoe has solid Blues, she is in Georgia.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/u/41488/dinahmoe

Private message them to see who is ready to ship eggs or ask if they know of people with Blue Rocks closer to where you live. It's best if you can pick them up or at least reduce travel of shipped eggs.

 

[ic46750]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/u/92428/dmrippy

https://www.backyardchickens.com/u/72957/tigercreek

These two members have Blue Rocks. I don't know if they have solid color birds or the only barred birds. Rippy is in Tennessee and Tiger is in South Carolina.

I know Dinamhmoe has solid Blues, she is in Georgia.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/u/41488/dinahmoe

Private message them to see who is ready to ship eggs or ask if they know of people with Blue Rocks closer to where you live. It's best if you can pick them up or at least reduce travel of shipped eggs.

Thanks for the info. Bill

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

I've got blue /splash Rocks. And I have a pen of barred / blue barred Rock hens with a blue Rock cock (makes barred males and non-barred females).

 

[mountainvieworchards]

I have hatching eggs for Blue and Black Plymouth Rocks.

Andy

 

[Findtex]

Showed my birds at a regional Show in OZ today, thought I would share the results, Had to put them in AOV class:-

1st Cock

1st Cockerel

2nd Cockerel

1st, 2nd 3rd Pullet

 

[DMRippy]

Showed my birds at a regional Show in OZ today, thought I would share the results, Had to put them in AOV class:-

1st Cock

1st Cockerel

2nd Cockerel

1st, 2nd 3rd Pullet

Blue is not an approved color in OZ? It is here in the states... nobody really has them but it is a showable color here. Looks like you have similar issues to what we have here.... leg color.

Overall I like what you have!

 

[Findtex]

Blue is not an approved color in OZ? It is here in the states... nobody really has them but it is a showable color here. Looks like you have similar issues to what we have here.... leg color.

Overall I like what you have!

Working on it becoming recognised, I think I am getting towards the colour, the big Cockerel is let down by his legs, will work on it season. Thanks for your comments.