Celebrate, celebrate, celebrate! WOOO HOOO .... I got an egg from the Barred Rocks! Not only that, but when I checked, there was a girl on the nest, too! WOOO HOOOOO ....
I have to tell you about my precious Barred Rocks ....
This is a Sewell picture used by E B Thompson in some of his ads in the 1920s in Plymouth Rock Monthly and the Poultry Tribune. My Heritage Barred Plymouth Rocks are direct descendants of this line. It is the oldest line of true Barred Rocks in the country. They are breed for high egg production, tasty meet and great Heritage Looks or type.
E B Thompson was showing these birds, the Ringlets in 1905. (Looks like ringlets around the neck). He had them before 1895. Ralph Sturegeon got them in the 1920s and Frank Reese (Kansas) got them from Mr. Sturgeon about 50 years ago. Do the math no out crosses for Frank Reese line. He has breed them pure all these years. Now the bad news, Frank needs every egg he can get to sell these birds for meat. He gets a fortune for these birds dressed. The next thing is he breeds these things to taste great so they may be the best chicken you ever ate.
These are some pictures I took back in September. Can you tell I am sooooooo happy! WOOO HOOOO....
Ooppps, sorry for the hijack ....
