Buff Rock Chickens

[EOD Daddy]

Hi, my granny used to have Buff Plymouth Rocks and she said they were very good all around chickens. I, too, was recently looking into them and did notice that M. McM's are NPIP approved.. (not all their birds are) which I would consider a plus.

Skeeter, I just ordered 10 buff and 5 barred from them today. So I will see, mostly want broody to help hatching my New Hampshire broilers I also ordered today from Freedom Ranger and a few Sassos to possibly cross with New Hamps since Murray McMurry will not have Delaware Broilers this year. Of course for eggs too. The buff roo over the barred hens will make a black sex link Plymouth Rock..

 

[Rusty Hills Farm]

This is an old thread but in case it might be helpful: I started raising Buff Rocks in 2008. My original stock came from Ideal--a nice starter flock of a rooster and 10 hens. They were sweet, calm, and laid large brown eggs. They were great setters so I never needed to order any more chicks. About 10-12 years later a pack of coyotes slaughtered the whole flock. The next spring I ordered another roo and 10 hens to start over. Ideal sent me 2 hens and 9 roos, which I finally just gave away in disgust. I couldn't find another hatchery with Buff Rocks so eventually I bought RIRs from Meyers in Ohio.

I miss my Buffs. McMurray is sold out, so I'm planning to order EARLY next season! The Reds are great, but half the flock died in 3 years, so I'm trying to go back to my self-sustaining Buffs.

HTH

Rusty