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[Mosey2003]

I just realized I've never looked this up and joined here, so hi guys!

 

[cavemanrich]

Welcome ,,,, where we talk Chickens, and everything else
A quick glance, and I know NC does not mean North Carolina.
Many here are not far from your area.

 

[Mosey2003]

North Central

 

[cavemanrich]

What breed of chickens do you keep Mosey? Post some pix of the beauties.

 

[Mosey2003]

Barred Plymouth Rocks

 

[Molpet]

Barred Plymouth Rocks
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Some nice looking birds
What hatchery/breeder are they from?

 

[Mosey2003]

Some nice looking birds
What hatchery/breeder are they from?

The hen pictured is from someone fairly local that says they started with Frank Reese birds. The growouts pictured are from those hens and a Kraig Shafer cock from Ohio. I have one pullet from a guy in Arizona that I plan to use under my cock this year too.

 

[Molpet]

The hen pictured is from someone fairly local that says they started with Frank Reese birds. The growouts pictured are from those hens and a Kraig Shafer cock from Ohio. I have one pullet from a guy in Arizona that I plan to use under my cock this year too.

I was thinking they were too nice for hatchery stock.

 

[Mosey2003]

I was thinking they were too nice for hatchery stock.

I started with hatchery Rocks. Well, overall, I started with breeder Buff Orpingtons, that was what I had always thought I'd wanted. But they took ages to start laying, laid poorly, and at some point I learned about black sexlinks, so set out to find some Barred Rock pullets. Went through an enormous rigamarole, but did eventually get some. Hatched some sexlinks, nobody wanted them. Decided I really liked the Rocks though, and set out to get better ones. I'm a couple years in now.

Buff Orp sexlinks:


One of my old Buffs:

 

[Faraday40]

I just realized I've never looked this up and joined here, so hi guys!

Welcome!
Nice looking Barred Rocks!