Controlling Plymouth Rocks

[Cyprus]

I’m planning on breeding lemon pyle, blue buff columbian and partridge brahmas next year, my goal is to hatch and sell 60 chickens. First time so I don’t want to have too many running around.

Dannng. Too bad you can't get them over to me. I am very interested in Lemon Pyle Brahmas.

 

[Cyprus]

Going off of the Standard of Perfection, I would choose the Silver Penciled Rocks.
They have the best color and type out of all of the varieties and seem like they would give you more worth in the show ring.

 

[BlackHackle]

Going off of the Standard of Perfection, I would choose the Silver Penciled Rocks.
They have the best color and type out of all of the varieties and seem like they would give you more worth in the show ring.

I'd say. They are very well bred birds. I'll have to give Hunter a shout and see what he has for me

 

[Cyprus]

I'd say. They are very well bred birds. I'll have to give Hunter a shout and see what he has for me

Good call, BH

 

[Egghead_Jr]

I liked the back line of the Blue Rock Hen.

If you go the route of Silver it compliments the Partridge well. If needed can cross the lines to improve one or other.

 

[BlackHackle]

I liked the back line of the Blue Rock Hen.

If you go the route of Silver it compliments the Partridge well. If needed can cross the lines to improve one or other.

So would you consider the Silvers from this breeder to be really good, or what needs to be improved on them?

 

[Egghead_Jr]

I was just noting you already breed Partridge. The two varieties are crossed often to improve one or the other or just for diversity sake. If you want Silver pullets then Silver over Partridge and Partridge over Silver for Partridge pullets. Cockerels are yellow, usually not used.

If I had to critique the Silver posted I like the Cock, He's a fair tail and very good back line. The problem with the hen is her cushion. Notice how it bumps up mid back throwing off the sweep to tail. The Silver posted do have yellow legs and that is something the Partridge posted are lacking and if I remember you said your own birds needed help with leg color too. Picture I saw of one of your Partridge hens had excellent body type and little or no cushion. You really could make strides with both varieties having the pros of each at your breeding disposal. My opinion is you can't go wrong with these Silver Pencilled and think your Partridge and they would compliment each other moving both varieties to SOP. Seems a smart choice of variety considering your current flock and they are of very good quality.

To me of all hens pictured that Blue has the best body type. You can tell it's sub size along with the Blue cockerel but they both have great back lines and type. But then I'm really partial to Blue variety too so could be a little biased.

 

[Egghead_Jr]

It's odd you say the Silver are the largest of all those varieties. Here in the states the Silver is one of if not smallest.

 

[BlackHackle]

I was just noting you already breed Partridge. The two varieties are crossed often to improve one or the other or just for diversity sake. If you want Silver pullets then Silver over Partridge and Partridge over Silver for Partridge pullets. Cockerels are yellow, usually not used.

If I had to critique the Silver posted I like the Cock, He's a fair tail and very good back line. The problem with the hen is her cushion. Notice how it bumps up mid back throwing off the sweep to tail. The Silver posted do have yellow legs and that is something the Partridge posted are lacking and if I remember you said your own birds needed help with leg color too. Picture I saw of one of your Partridge hens had excellent body type and little or no cushion. You really could make strides with both varieties having the pros of each at your breeding disposal. My opinion is you can't go wrong with these Silver Pencilled and think your Partridge and they would compliment each other moving both varieties to SOP. Seems a smart choice of variety considering your current flock and they are of very good quality.

To me of all hens pictured that Blue has the best body type. You can tell it's sub size along with the Blue cockerel but they both have great back lines and type. But then I'm really partial to Blue variety too so could be a little biased.

That would really work with the Partridge considering they are lacking in yellow shanking. I am very likely going to buy some off him. I am also getting the Blues just for improvement purposes

It's odd you say the Silver are the largest of all those varieties. Here in the states the Silver is one of if not smallest.

I remember you saying that. It does seem like the Partridges and Silvers in Canada are larger birds

 

[OhZark Biddies]

... The coloring is actually genetically the same thing as the coloring on Light Sussex

Just as an FYI...When I read that, it made me think that in the past that I’d read that they were different, so I searched and found this link:

Columbian Rocks and Light Sussex