Plymouth Rock thread!

[Yard full o' rocks]

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Cher....what did you do to the boy?

This is Shadow, my BIG blue rock roo from Halo and he's a sweetheart. Never causes me any grief, takes care of the girls. His crow still leaves a bit to be desired (he has the tune, but the TONE is horrible) and if I could just start getting some better than pullet sized eggs, I'm gonna incubate a bunch and see what kind of youngin's he's gonna throw

Later

 

[cybercat]

Here is a question. How many rocks in one show? I know the local shows I have been too even seeing one of the two common colors barred or white is rare here. What I did see was bantam also so tell us also from bantam to LG. I am wondering if attendance is better in other places for Plymouth Rocks for the rare colors or even the common ones.

 

[CountryMom]

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I am not a show goer so I cannot answer it directly from experience. However, in the production side of it, I know that Barred Rocks are very popular in my area. In fact, most people you speak to have some in their coops now and rave about their ability to lay eggs. So maybe,,,,,and this is just a thought from my view point.... they are used more as a production bird in popularity than in the popularity of showing. I know I have had a hard time finding show quality partridge because they are bred so 'high bred' so to speak that their laying abilities are greatly affected. So maybe barred and white will be the only things you see out there? Just some thoughts. Maybe nothing you wanted to have as an answer.

 

[Ducktang]

QuailHollowP&P,
Yours looks like cousins of mine...... nice barring and type.

These are this years birds 6 months old......

 

[silkydragon]

not sure he is a barred rock anymore he is 2feet tall and i swear he is still growing he is the biggest roo i have wish i knew where my parents got him


edited to say he may be a barred sexlink if you can tell from that not so good pic let me know

 

[cybercat]

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Awsome chickens Ducktang.

You know something that i have notice over the past 20 years. The barring on Barred Rocks has changed a bit in preferance for showing. It used to be bigger barring and now it is narrow barring. Interesting how things change with a breed like that over time.

 

[Yard full o' rocks]

Holy Smokes Batman....my BBS and barred rock girls think its Springtime.

Temps not above 32F here today (been 20s or below at night for about 2 weeks). I have

12 pullets (started laying about 2 weeks ago)
2 hens

So far today, 10 eggs!!!!

Got NOTHING so far from my "grown up girls" pen today which is Delawares, Buff Orps and a SLW x Col Rock (slackers!!!)

 

[speckledhen]

Mine are laying again, too. Four of my five BR hens are laying (Lexie is still molting), but today, so far, I have twice as many eggs as I've been getting from my 36 layers.

 

[dinahmoe]

i only have 1 buff hen but she has caused me to really like the rocks.i now have barred and blue babies but i want to get some more buffs oneday.

 

[cybercat]

Egg wise I am getting a steady 11 to 14 a day. That is with 2 inches of snow on the ground they are going out in. No heat or light in coop either.