We got our first egg yesterday, exactly 20 weeks old from one of our barred rocks...
We got another one today -- same hen, but it was a bit smaller. Good strong shells!
Also, on barred rocks, you can tell the difference by their legs....hens have black front's on their feet, roos are regular yellow all the way around..
New to the site & chickens, too.
This spring, we bought 30 chicks, they are two weeks old now, and we've been working on getting the coop ready. Our first one is 8x8, and it's purpose is to house the 20 meat chickens we're doing... We'll build a 4x8 for 8 - 10 hens next.
We're from the Texas...