Plymouth Rock thread!

[PEI chicken]

Hello Aoxa, Silver Rock and Wynette and Happy 2014 to all!

Great to see pics of your birds Silver Rock. I'm glad to see that they're doing very well. I'm impressed by the perfect comb on the cock and the very yellow legs on the pullets.

More snow this evening, but we did have a nice stretch of weather for a change.

Bye for now.

PEI Chicken

 

[Silver Rock]

Hello Aoxa, Silver Rock and Wynette and Happy 2014 to all!

Great to see pics of your birds Silver Rock. I'm glad to see that they're doing very well. I'm impressed by the perfect comb on the cock and the very yellow legs on the pullets.

More snow this evening, but we did have a nice stretch of weather for a change.

Bye for now.

PEI Chicken

Hi PEI Chicken
Thank you for the nice words on my birds. I am very much looking forward to the years ahead as I do believe the Silver Penciled Plymouth Rocks has a bright future.
I now know breeders of this great variety of the Plymouth Rocks in Canada, Maine, Texas, Pennsylvania, Michigan, California, Oregon, Florida, Ohio, Mississippi and Tennessee.

Clayton Grace "Silver Rock"

 

[Silver Rock]

Here is a list of Silver Penciled Plymouth Rock breeders that I know of.

"Large Fowl - Silver Penciled Plymouth Rocks"

Canada - PEI Chicken & Aoxa

Maine - Robert Murphy

Texas - Ruth Lee Caron

Pennsylvania - Dick Horstman & swataracreek

Michigan - Wynette Adamson

California - Die Fly Ranch & Debbie "schipperkemom"

Oregon - DeAnna Haase

Florida - Danny Padgett

Ohio - Sunnyside Up Micro-Farm

Mississippi - Kenny Wayne McMillan

Tennessee - Donna Rippy, TNBEARCHICK & myself Clayton Grace "Silver Rock"

If you would like to get to know the breeders above please join the Plymouth Rock Fanciers Facebook group as most are members of this great Plymouth Rock group.

Clayton Grace "Silver Rock"

 

[Silver Rock]

My 4 month old Padgett cockerel showing a great amount of courage to my 9 month old Horstman cockerel today. But there is a fence separating the two.

Clayton Grace "Silver Rock"

 

[Silver Rock]

I just got word that Danny and Norma Padgett got Best Variety on their Silver Penciled Plymouth Rocks this weekend at the APA nationals in Massachusetts. Congratulations Danny & Norma Padgett!
I am very happy & proud that I have Silver Penciled Plymouth Rocks from Danny & Norma Padgett.

 

[Peneliva]

Hi everyone. I have a 11 month old female Silver Pencil Plymouth Rock...how come she looks way less sexually mature than my 8 month Barred Rock? (I know their ages for sure. I hatched them.)

Any ideas? Also does age predict who in my flock is laying or is it the comb and wattles?

 

[Fred's Hens]

While they are of the same Breed, they are different varieties and made with different foundational birds used to create the composite.

I can't speak about your Silver Penciled pullet, but your Barred Rock matured quickly because of her breeding. I can tell by her body shape, feathering, barring, etc, that she is production bred bird. Where did you get these two different birds?

 

[Peneliva]

Fred the barred is a hatchery bird I am sure. The Silver Pencil is a breeder bred bird from a guy who lives locally and shows. She is 11 months and the barred 8.

The silver pencil...how old will she be before she lays?

 

[pysankigirl]

Ok so I came here looking for info on Silver penciled rocks and partridge rocks (I have some of Horstman's) and now I am seeing the nicer barred rocks and am trying not to lose my focus...what gorgeous birds!

but...focus...I..cannot...have...every...breed/color...under...the....sun...

Background: I have Mareks on my land so I feel I must have a closed flock (to birds going out) and I have too many roosters, but I have a failing of falling in love with the boys. they have such personality!

I started off thinking I wanted Dorkings. but after having a few rocks, I am waffling on that plan. They are such great birds!

But honestly, I need females, not more males that I cant bear to get rid of. I currently have a 1:2 ratio and that's not easy!

I was wondering if I put a regular partridge Roo over silver penciled Girls...they might be sex linked and I could hatch them out at work and only bring home the girls. Do you guys think the difference in color between the babies of that combination would be enough to tell? I have been looking for pictures of both types as chicks but so far not finding any to compare.

I can sex SG dorking chicks at hatch and can tell that they are different from the red dorkings...so I only need a slight difference.

 

[RedNewcomer]

So recently becoming a new member to BYC, I have read and read a lot of information from many chicken owners. I would like to ask for everyone's opinion in regards to raising Plymouth rocks. Are they decent layers? As we are only a family of three an live in city limits we are just looking for layers/ pets. Thank you