What’s the difference between a Barred rock and a Plymouth Rock?

[Butterscotchbitesfinger]

So I know this may sound like a silly question but I feel it has to be asked......
What’s the difference between a Barred rock and a Plymouth Rock?
I always thought they were the same. Your thoughts would be most appreciated

 

[janiedoe]

As I understand it, a barred rock is a type/ color of Plymouth rock. There are white, buff, and partridge Plymouth rocks as well.

 

[Butterscotchbitesfinger]

Oh wow I did not know that
You see when I see people say oh I have a barred rock and then another person say I have a Plymouth Rock to me they are almost the same thing

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

There's no difference. Just that the barred, white, buff, partridge, etc. denotes the color of the Plymouth rock.
The barred and white are the more common varieties.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/reviews/plymouth-rock.10838/

 

[MillersFarm]

 

[Mosey2003]

Yes, Plymouth Rock is the breed, Barred is the color. Nobody just says they have Plymouth Rocks usually, you always tack the color on the front, and everyone just tends to drop the Plymouth. Barred, White, Blue, Buff, Columbian (I think), Partridge, and Silver Penciled are all the colors for Rocks, I think.

The Barred was the very first color though, and the other colors came later.

 

[Egghead_Jr]

Guess I'm an oddball as I tell people I have Plymouth Rocks. Wait for them to say Barred Rocks then tell them no, Silver Pencilled. Now it won't seem so pretentious as I just acquired Patridge so it encompasses both varieties saying Plymouth Rocks.

 

[Doc7]

I have a Partridge Plymouth Rock and a Barred Plymouth Rock. I’ll usually just called the latter a “BR” or Barred Rock. Of course that is the most popular color.

I am not a chicken pro, so I really
Think I would have had no idea
That they were the same breed if the receipt from the hatchery didn’t say so if it’s a fat laying chicken with a single comb... that’s about as far as I can tell them apart. Hence, my next order coming in April has a Dominique in it... so I can tell the BR apart from the Dom by the comb type!