Plymouth Rock thread!

[kimchick621]

I'm glad to compare...I'd love to get a few more hens. I only have the one gal, but I'm sure they'll be hard to find. I'll post some more pics soon. They're so pretty...I can't wait to see how they are when they're older.

 

[Robert Blosl]

I think the next breed to be on the Poultry University thread is Rocks. You who have them need to place your pictures on this thread so we can compair the shape and the color. In barred rocks we need both production and standard breed to show the difference. I dont want to hurt any ones feelings but there has been for over 50 years two differ net types. My first eggs I got from my uncle a dozen and hatched 8 of them at age 8 where production barred rocks. They are great layers and good to eat but are not true Barred Plymouth Rocks. The original Barred Rocks are very rare and only a hand full of breeders have them anymore. They are very slow to mature and the males tails can be ugly to look at in some breeds when they are full grown.

We will need pictures of the other colors as well. I dont know if any buddy has Buff Rocks there are a few who have the other colors and we need to see them to learn about the color and the shape regardless of how true to standard they may be. Should be a very educational thread for the next week. bob

 

[speckledhen]

Here are some updated pictures of my Stukel line hens and one pullet. I hope to have more of these at a later date when my Delaware rooster has passed on-I don't want to keep a separate breeding group and I'll replace him with a BR from these lines. I no longer have the pullet's sire, Rex-he was killed by a poisonous snake a few months after going to be a friend's breeding rooster, sadly.

Here is my pullet, Druscilla, who is slightly less than a year old. For some reason, she had a hard 9-10 month mini-molt, which was not so "mini" and quit laying for a few weeks, even lost weight. She's back again, though, thankfully.





Her aunts and her mother:















One of the last pictures I had of Rex, though he was just a youngster at the time, not a year old

 

[Amanda4414]

I am in 4-H and participate in showmanship and it is my second year and i would appreciate any information about Barred Rocks especially Plymouth Barred Rock Bantams, It would be much appreciated

 

[speckledhen]

Forgot that I have a new pic of my Blue Plymouth Rock hens, who are about to turn 3 years old.

Here are Neela and Alice.

 

[Drew Dizzle]

My White Rock always wants to lay her egg inside my house. She is really funny!

 

[7&8]

she gained access!!! to the house, that is. and looks as if she's wondering why someone hasn't reclined that end of the couch for her...

 

[jermoatc]

Hello all you Plymouth peeps. I am thinking about getting some Rocks this spring. I am in love with the partridge color but I have heard that they are smaller and lay smaller eggs than some of the other colors. Is there any truth to this? Also does anybody know if any specific color of Rocks are better winter layers? I live in Colorado at about 7500 feet so it gets pretty cold here sometimes. Below zero expected again tonight. Thanks.

 

[DMRippy]

Hello all you Plymouth peeps. I am thinking about getting some Rocks this spring. I am in love with the partridge color but I have heard that they are smaller and lay smaller eggs than some of the other colors. Is there any truth to this? Also does anybody know if any specific color of Rocks are better winter layers? I live in Colorado at about 7500 feet so it gets pretty cold here sometimes. Below zero expected again tonight. Thanks.

I can't talk about egg size from Partridge Rocks but my roo is a nice size. Much bigger than my Hatchery BR's roos were. Not quite as big as my GSBR but a BIG BIRD. I had to move him the other day and I told my hubby the roo had some nice size drumsticks.... if we were to eat him

Hubby said the roo would not have liked me thinking about him in terms of DINNER

My blue rocks lay well ALL the time. I am still waiting for them to quit and molt.....

If you wanted to know... my roo is from Dick Horstman's birds he has an ad up on the BST section.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/728995/hatching-eggs-from-exhibition-quality-parents/0_20

 

[RachaelS]

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I got my Silver Penciled Plymouth Rocks from Dick Horstman and LOVE them. The quality you get at that price is excellent.