Plymouth Rock thread!

[Ashburnham]

My big fellah now nearly full grown.

 

[catdaddyfro]

Hi Silver Rock

My first hatch was on March 15th, and the second hatch was in the second week of April. I'm going to combine the birds from the first hatches soon, but separate the cocks from the pullets. Will be culling most of the roosters when they reach a decent eating size.

Yes, the cocks are very eye catching, and so far they have been very placid, except with each other. The younger one from a 2012 hatch now keeps his distance from the larger 2011 cock. I am going to remove the larger cock from the laying hens pen and add in the younger cock (I didn't get a pic of him), because I want some hatching eggs from him too

Were these cherlycohen stock? I'm thinking you were the person lucky enough to get such good stuff to begin working with, keep us updated, thanks

Jeff

 

[Yard full o' rocks]

Were these cherlycohen stock? I'm thinking you were the person lucky enough to get such good stuff to begin working with, keep us updated, thanks

Jeff

Jeff

We have "cherlycohen" stock in the US!!! In actuality, her stock originated from Wynette, (administrator here on BYC) and Wynette has been working with them for several more years than anyone I am aware of

 

[PEI chicken]

Were these cherlycohen stock? I'm thinking you were the person lucky enough to get such good stuff to begin working with, keep us updated, thanks

Jeff

No, they are not related to Cheryl Cohens stock. As they say in the Red Rose Tea commercial, "Only in Canada, you say."

 

[Wynette]

No, they are not related to Cheryl Cohens stock. As they say in the Red Rose Tea commercial, "Only in Canada, you say."

 

[catdaddyfro]

Oh ok your call name initials are for Price Edward Island I presume and if I remember correctly.LOL It was someone else in northern Cali. that got her stock then and I can't remember whom it was at the moment(I have those momentary lapses everso often). anyway yours are nice too, so show them off here more often too.

Jeff

OH I misspelled Cheryl LOL cherylchohen I'm sorry I'm "lisdesix" ambidextrous and have AADD so I have trouble focusing and trying to figure out which one of my two index fingers to type what letter with most of the time.

 

[Silver Rock]

Jeff

We have "cherlycohen" stock in the US!!!   In actuality, her stock originated from Wynette,  (administrator here on BYC)  and Wynette has been working with them for several more years than anyone I am aware of

Hi Scott
What about Dick Horstman. He has been working with the Silver Penciled Plymouth Rocks for many years.
http://horstmanspoultry.com/largefowlhome/silverpencilrock.html

 

[Yard full o' rocks]

Hi Scott
What about Dick Horstman. He has been working with the Silver Penciled Plymouth Rocks for many years.
http://horstmanspoultry.com/largefowlhome/silverpencilrock.html

My apologies, you are correct, Dick has also been in them for many years as well ("oldtimers disease" kicks in occasionally here)

I was probably more fixated on the cherylcohen birds "lineage" than SPRs in general

Edited: Might also check with Bob Blosl here on BYC, I believe I've heard him say on multiple occasions that Wynette has the best line of SPRs he's ever seen and Bob has been breeding Rocks for MANY years....but he probably has some reasoning for his statements

 

[PEI chicken]

My big fellah now nearly full grown.

Ashburnham, your Barred Rock cock is beautiful! Australia is so very far away! There must be some history that would explain how Plymouth Rocks travelled all the way to Australia. Were they imported recently? or back in the 1800's?

 

[Fred's Hens]

Ashburnham, your Barred Rock cock is beautiful! Australia is so very far away! There must be some history that would explain how Plymouth Rocks travelled all the way to Australia. Were they imported recently? or back in the 1800's?

Foggy remembrances of E B Thompson, Mr Ringlet Barred Rock, shipping birds there???