Plymouth Rock thread!

[Wynette]

Clayton, I have only 4 hens and 2 cockerels at this time in Silver Penciled Rock. The reason for such low numbers is that I have searched high and low for several years looking for a breeder with stock that was as good or better in type than what I currently had, in order to increase vigor/introduce another bloodline. I simply have been unable to find anything that I felt would move my flock forward. While going through all the efforts I've gone through to find another good line, time slipped away from me...suddently I realized this past winter that my birds were almost past breeding age. Thus, I have closed my flock for this year and possibly next, and I have been incubating every egg that has been laid in a frantic effort to save my line... as I mentioned, I have some things in the works, and my hope is that within a few years, I'll be back on track. Learn from my mistake: don't allow your numbers of stock to dwindle!

 

[Silver Rock]

Clayton, I have only 4 hens and 2 cockerels at this time in Silver Penciled Rock.  The reason for such low numbers is that I have searched high and low for several years looking for a breeder with stock that was as good or better in type than what I currently had, in order to increase vigor/introduce another bloodline.  I simply have been unable to find anything that I felt would move my flock forward.  While going through all the efforts I've gone through to find another good line, time slipped away from me...suddently I realized this past winter that my birds were almost past breeding age.  Thus, I have closed my flock for this year and possibly next, and I have been incubating every egg that has been laid in a frantic effort to save my line... as I mentioned, I have some things in the works, and my hope is that within a few years, I'll be back on track.  Learn from my mistake:  don't allow your numbers of stock to dwindle!

Wynette, Thank you for the information. I wish you luck on a very healthy hatching season next year.

 

[Silver Rock]

Wynette, Thank you for the information. I wish you luck on a very healthy hatching season next year. In the last 7 years have you ever added new blood into your line? If not a outcross to the Colombian or White Rock then bred back to your line should save the line.

 

[cbnovick]

Ya know .... the fun thing about this hobby is its like a "relatively" inexpensive ADULT science experiment. And the best part is, you can eat your mistakes!

I think Wynette is simply trying to get size/type fixed and then can work on color....NO DOUBT penciled (and partridge) are a tough pattern to get right, but when they do, the birds are stunning

I've got an experiment in the works currently to "fix" the brassiness in the CR males (under the strict guidance of a gentleman that truly is a genetic poultry expert). I have a "black" female rock that is CR male over BR (Wheeler) female. She was bred back to my current CR broodcock and I have a "mixed bag" of chicks on the ground. Some look like CR chicks, some are black and some are black with white wing tips....will be interesting to see the outcome. No doubt I am going to step backwards a few in "color" with my line as well, but the brassiness HAS to be fixed somehow

CBNOVICK - glad to hear eggs are doing well....have you already candled them???

I have 13 of 18 with excellent development on day 7

 

[weavers rocks]

I have a trio of barred rocks for sale .the male just turned 1 one of the hens just turned 1 and the other hen just turned 2. they are marvin stukels line

 

[storm2284]

a couple of pics of the pair of rocks i have, such beautiful birds to look at! unfortunately the day after i took the feeding from the hand piccy, atilla decided to go all aggro with me, so keeping my distance from him for a couple of days to let them settle more

 

[cbnovick]

I have 13 of 18 with excellent development on day 7

forgot to say what was developing well...lol

I should have said 13 of 18 BUFF ROCKS from Tom Roebuck with excellent development...still all good on day 12

 

[cbnovick]

a couple of pics of the pair of rocks i have, such beautiful birds to look at! unfortunately the day after i took the feeding from the hand piccy, atilla decided to go all aggro with me, so keeping my distance from him for a couple of days to let them settle more

thanks for posting pics...maybe after your male has settled in a bit you can get more pics...how old are they?

 

[storm2284]

i will do that i've been told that they're about 18 months old

 

[aoxa]

Finally got real Barred Plymouth Rocks again after the fire. I am in love all over again. My absolute favourite breed hands down.