Plymouth Rock thread!

[greenchickenman]

Hey everyone! Im in North Carolina and I just noticed this thread. I love my Barred Rocks! They are my favorite breed of chicken. This is "Fat Girl", she is the largest and most friendly of my girls. Every day she expects to be held and petted, rain or shine, wet chicken or dirty chicken, clean work clothes or yard clothes! I always think that when they hatch with green eyes, its the prettiest.

 

[Roo Boy]

I love Plymouth Rocks. I have a rooster, but want some hens.

 

[speckledhen]

She looks great Cyn. Mine are still looking really good too. My second generation is coming along nicely. I should have 10 more pullets this year. Everybody raves about how nice they look compared to the hatchery lines.

Was just thinking about you, Ben, and wondering how yours were coming along.

 

[chickenpooplady]

Hey everyone! Im in North Carolina and I just noticed this thread. I love my Barred Rocks! They are my favorite breed of chicken. This is "Fat Girl", she is the largest and most friendly of my girls. Every day she expects to be held and petted, rain or shine, wet chicken or dirty chicken, clean work clothes or yard clothes! I always think that when they hatch with green eyes, its the prettiest.

She looks like my Mrs. Chicken. Mrs. Chicken is huge and very friendly! She is also my best layer!

 

[ohju1ia]

Mrs. Chicken is the best name for a hen

 

[Fred's Hens]

My little trio out for some lawn shade time.

 

[TherryChicken]

I love when plymouths are 90% feathers and 10% fluff

 

[Roo Boy]

At what age does rocks tend to stop laying?

 

[speckledhen]

At what age does rocks tend to stop laying?

That is quite individual. If they avoid the internal laying death sentence that so many hatchery hens die from (one reason I do not buy my laying stock from hatcheries ), they can lay a very long time. I have two BR hens, both daughters of hatchery stock, so not first generation direct-from-the-hatchery, who are going on 7 years old and they are both still laying. Another one is over 4 and lays regularly. Now, at an advanced age, they do not lay all year long, but in spurts.

My true heritage BR hens are only just over 2 years old so cannot say from personal experience about them. My blue, black and splash Rock hens are 3 years old and very regular layers

 

[aoxa]

My little trio out for some lawn shade time.

Love those girls!