The Plymouth Rock Breeders thread

[katbriar]

Nice!!!  I'm building two extra pens to total 3 but they sure won't look as nice as that unit you have there!  I'm just scrapping together some pallets and making breeding "huts" more than pens, but they will have attached runs.  I'll NOT be posting pics, though.....    I would if they looked as nice as what you are building, though.  That's a beautiful build going on there. 

Bee- don't be shy! I have a hoop coop because of the pictures you posted and I love it!

 

[Beekissed]

Thank you! That warms my heart...truly.

I guess even scrapped together things done by a woman can be educational....or even good for a snicker for the guys! I kid you not, if a man would look close at my construction they'd wet their pants like an old biddy over that stuff. It's sturdy but not much for looks....well...come to think of it, it's sort of like ME.

 

[chicken pickin]

Thank you! That warms my heart...truly.

I guess even scrapped together things done by a woman can be educational....or even good for a snicker for the guys! I kid you not, if a man would look close at my construction they'd wet their pants like an old biddy over that stuff. It's sturdy but not much for looks....well...come to think of it, it's sort of like ME.

Just the fact you were able to put something together says a lot, some girls wouldn't even try

Im a young woman and I work in the construction/remodeling business, commercial and residential. Its tough work, but I hold my own. I don't let anyone treat me like a girl at work

I build my own coops and runs also (most scraped together with recycled materials they often dont look pretty lol) So I say good job to you for building, and keep building, youll learn more as you go.

 

[normanack]

I agree!    I've got the age old conundrum of doing things cheap and fast or doing things right...or trying to figure out how to get to that golden place of doing things cheap, fast AND right.  Never can seem to get that one right the first time...... 

My Dad always used to say, "If you don't have time now to build it right, when will you?"
I'd love to live up to that.
Then again, he also used to say, "A clean car runs better." Makes no sense, but darned if he isn't right . . .

 

[Beekissed]

Yes, he's right! I don't know if it is just a correlation between someone who keeps a car clean will also keep good maintenance or what, but it does seem to go hand in hand. I also feel mechanics do a better job on your car if it's clean in and out when they get it in their shop.

And, I agree...things should be done right the first time. But then, we all differ on what is "right" according to our own needs and expectations....my dad would love that I put too many screws into the build~read it will have to be burned down to get it apart~ and that I maintained level on a slanted piece of ground, but he'd fall over backards if he put a square on my corners. Then he'd shake his head, burn it all down and show me the "right" way to do it.

Gotta love that do right attitude of a fast fading generation and era that took the time to do things right...sad that it has given way to "do things quickly", even in my own life.

 

[Fred's Hens]

Let some birds out of the barn to bask in yesterday's sunshine. Gosh, what a pretty day. Soon as he hit that sunlight, a young K I'm watching went nutzo. He strutted and pawed and snorted and started jumped every female near him. hahahaha Since I was videoing the pullets, I caught a bit of his randiness on the recording. "Go boy go" I shouted encouragingly. Sorry, but you got love seeing a young cockerel suddenly realize why he's on the earth. Duh!! It dawned on him big time. hahahaha

Why is that as the weather is about to ugly and the worst of this winter is about to descend upon the eastern half of US that we are more anxious than ever to get to breeding and hatching.

Not sure the chickens are alone as being reactive to the longer sunlight days among the Good Lord's creatures. It would appear we too are reacting to the long, dark days of winter slowly fading. Trouble is? While our birds are getting all hyped up and goodness knows we are, I'm afraid this next week is going to be just this side of brutal for most of us.

Hang in there boys and girls. Keep saying it, over and over, "This too shall pass."

 

[emenheiser]

This black pullet is a product of a blue x blue mating, and is starting to show signs of the Rock type that I have been breeding for. She was hatched in September and was raised in an unheated, uninsulated barn in northern Vermont. Weight was 2 ounces shy of 6 lb at 4 months of age (pictured at 5 months). One thing that makes her particularly unique is that she has BOTH good yellow leg color and dark slate undercolor. It's almost too bad that the black variety is not recognized in large fowl.

 

[Beekissed]

I wouldn't kick her out of the nest for eatin' crackers.....

I love the looks of her and I'm betting she will only get more lovely with time.

 

[Fred's Hens]

I saw this posted in a discussion today about Rock shape, type, back lines, broad back, long back and so forth. I thought it important enough to report here.


Don Schrider: There is more to interpreting "back" than the bird's feathered silhouette - you must also feel the physical back under the feathers. If that is not broad and long then it hardly matters if the bird's outline is good. A Broad back indicates meat production and good carcass traits. A Long back indicates potential for egg production as it indicates capacity for egg organs. The Standard of Perfection was a production handbook for maintaining relatively high production values for each breed. It is best not to forget this as you strive to interpret the meanings behind the descriptions.

 

[tj74roberts]

Hello,

Is anyone on this thread from Central California? I'm looking for a nice pullet for my son to show at the Stanislaus County Fair (late July) this year. He's 17 and has never shown poultry, but he is interested in the Plymouth Rock. I believe color does not matter to him. We would love a rooster but unfortunately we live in town and can't have one. We have a very small flock as of now (5 mos Chocolate Orpington and 5 mos old Blue Wheatan Ameruacana) and the pullet would be a show bird ad well as a pet. So lots of love going on. Unfortunately, we would not be able to breed and make the breed better as all of you have, but we are definitely interested.

Thank you for your time.

P.s. I did go to the PPB show in Modesto a couple of weeks ago but, could not find the people that belonged to the birds. So if you were there I apologize.