Plymouth Rock thread!

[Silver Rock]

Beautiful birds! I would love to get more Plymouth rocks but all I have right now is Barred Plymouth rocks.

Thank you and I understand some day I would like to get some Silver Penciled Wyandottes but right now my hands are full with the Silver Penciled Plymouth Rocks.

 

[sgribble]

They look really nice Silver Rock

 

[Silver Rock]

They look really nice Silver Rock

Thank you so much. A day like today with all the very nice words on my Silver Penciled Plymouth Rocks makes me a very happy person.

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

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Nice.

 

[Silver Rock]

I had the pleasure of receiving a text message from Robert Murphy last night on breeding Silver Penciled Plymouth Rocks. Mr Murphy has been breeding the Silver Penciled Plymouth Rocks for many years and has a great amount of knowledge on the breed. With his advice in mind I will continue to breed my Horstman line females on the darker side to produce nice Males "cockerel breeding line". I will also continue to breed my Padgett line males on the lighter side to produce nice Females "pullet breeding line". I will breed my Silver Penciled Plymouth Rocks using the Double Mating System but this will come after I have culled for type each season.

 

[jdoane]

This is my 7 week Barred Rock (Hatchery chick - sexed at Meyers as a Pullet). Would love some opinion from folks who know Rocks really well on gender. At about 4 weeks people were telling me it was a cockerel because there was a little burst of comb development. Comb hasn't had another big growth since then - pretty similar to how it was at 4-5 weeks. From the darker coloring and dark splash down legs I was thinking Pullet. Also as a little chick it did have a pretty defined head spot. "She" does have a pink comb but it looks exactly the same color as my Golden Sex Link Pullet so I'm a bit confused by the whole thing about Pullets combs not pinking up when I know my Sex Link is a Pullet. All this is so confusing.

Any thoughts? Guidance on understand the whole guessing gender thing?

 

[Silver Rock]

This is my 7 week Barred Rock (Hatchery chick - sexed at Meyers as a Pullet). Would love some opinion from folks who know Rocks really well on gender. At about 4 weeks people were telling me it was a cockerel because there was a little burst of comb development. Comb hasn't had another big growth since then - pretty similar to how it was at 4-5 weeks. From the darker coloring and dark splash down legs I was thinking Pullet. Also as a little chick it did have a pretty defined head spot. "She" does have a pink comb but it looks exactly the same color as my Golden Sex Link Pullet so I'm a bit confused by the whole thing about Pullets combs not pinking up when I know my Sex Link is a Pullet. All this is so confusing. Any thoughts? Guidance on understand the whole guessing gender thing?

I would say pullet.

 

[1TurkenLover]

Pullet

Yep looks Dark like mine does.

 

[BlackPanther]

I'm saying pullet.


Generally, you can sex a common (hatchery?) barred Rock if you have a male and female side by side -- the males will be lighter than the females. This chick looks to me as though she has the shape of a pullet; also, she is very dark.

 

[jdoane]

Pullet :yiipchick   Yep looks Dark like mine does.

here's hoping! I have to admit I'm getting a little paranoid about who's a roo and who isn't. Seems like I'm always worrying about a different one of my 5! My gut on this one has always been pullet but thought I would get some other opinions!