Good Egg Layers?

[Kullas]

are Plymouth Rock good layers?

 

[Smokin Silkies]

Yes, Plymouth Rock (Barred Rock). Good egg layers. Mine were anyhow

 

[speckledhen]

Plymouth Rocks are fabulous layers, Chris. My three and a half year old girls still lay several eggs a week, even at their age. When they were younger, they would match the RIRs egg for egg, too. (Wish I could have had more for you when you were here today, but later on, if you want some, I'll make a point to collect them a week ahead and you can pick them up)

 

[chicken obsessed]

the best egg layer in my opinion is the cochin, and the red sex-links, a cochin will lay about 4-6 eggs a week, same as the red sex-linkS. I have a few plymouth rocks but they are POOR LAYERS!!!!!

 

[speckledhen]

Chicken obsessed, that is highly unusual for BRs to be poor layers. Normally, they are some of the very best. The strain sometimes has alot to do with it, I would guess, but generally, they are about as good as a RIR.

 

[rabbithaus]

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Do your 'mature' Orps and Dels also lay as well?

 

[Krys109uk]

If egg production is the criterion, the commercial hybrids easily outlay any purebreed.