Plymouth Rock thread!

[chicken boy sam]

Thanks, my friend breeds them and did REALLY well at the Northeastern Poultry Congress

 

[punky rooster]

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They came from Guy Roy right? He has probably the best SPPR

 

[steelefarming]

Does anyone in this forum have any barred rocks for sale?

Jonathan

 

[chicken boy sam]

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They came from Guy Roy right? He has probably the best SPPR

Maybe, I know there's one breeder that she ALWAYS gets them from, but he wasn't there this year due to family issues

But he's gonna be at The Little Rhodie

 

[michickenwrangler]

I just got 3 barred rock pullets from TSC. They came from Townline Hatchery in Michigan. Anyone else have any barred rocks from Townline? How do they lay?

 

[Kelly G]

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I think (but don't know) that hatchery birds are bred to have enough similarites to the standard (mainly color) to keep the average backyard keeper happy. I've had my hatchery birds for nearly three years, and only now have the "upgrade" bug

And I must admit - my hatchery birds have kept me in more eggs than my family could EVER eat!

I have two barred rocks from a hatchery (Ideal) that lay really well. They are two years old and I get 4 eggs from each, every week (on average).

Little by little, I'm replacing all my hatchery birds with typey birds from breeders (I have SLW, BO, and White Orps coming from breeders this month).

Next on my list are Rocks.......and I have my sights set on Silver Penciled

Good luck with your Barred Rocks - I don't think you'll be disappointed with their performance.

 

[michickenwrangler]

Thanks Kelly G

We started off with barred rocks from Meyer Hatchery but some stuff came up and we sold them to a neighbor. It'll be kind of neat to have them back again.

 

[PepsNick]

I've had more BR's than any other breed. Last year I had four... Well, 2 died of cocci and 1 got eaten by a predator. Now I just have one named Pepper, who is my survivor... When we lost some to cocci she survived, she survive fowl pox and all the frequent additions to the flock throughout the year! She lays small light brown eggs. This is her out ranging a few days ago...

Laying (with her sister Amelia, a White Rock on the right)

Amelia is our White Rock. She used to be really flighty but now she's calmed down a bit. She will be leaving to a new home soon, because she is so loud... I mean, I'm investigating what a pullet's attempt to crow is like.

She lays very long eggs everyday.

Pepper is also in my avatar.

 

[MMPoultryFarms]

Plymouth White rocks from Terry Britt/Steve Jones

 

[Yard full o' rocks]

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Pretty birds....how in the WORLD do you keep those WHITE birds looking WHITE with that reddish dirt??!! I am in Ga and the red clay here stains everything