Plymouth Rock

The Plymouth Rock originated in New England in the 19th Century & were created by using breeds such as Dominique, Dorkings Cochins, etc.
Pros: Good pest control, very sweet, gets along with others well, friendly, large, good layer, soft
Cons: Not diligent about threats, was the last to start laying out of my flock
I had a very sweet barred rock in my first flock, I loved her, she was so friendly and followed me around the yard🤍 I’m not sure if this was just my chick, but she was pretty mean as a baby.She got along well with the others but she just hated me from 0-2 months old and then began warming up to me.
Purchase Price
$5 (From 1 day old)
Purchase Date
August 4th, 2020
Lazy, gentle giant.
Pros: Beautiful, huge, gentle, gentle with flock mates, not human aggressive; tolerates touching, coddling, and being picked up
Cons: Very lazy, slow growing, bland personality, doesn’t have a “spark of intelligence,” poor free ranger, not diligent
I got a show quality barred cockerel and he’s mild and very lazy. He likes to sit a lot and enjoys it at shows because he gets to sit. But as our biggest rooster he also feels like he has to police things and rule in the cages he’s put in. So he pecks bantam roosters that are fighting occasionally but is disturbed by their energy levels. He never fights with the others, and doesn’t mind being petted or picked up at all, he’s just detached from human interaction. Not friendly but tolerates being touched more than most of the friendly ones. He takes forever to grow his feathers.
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Great
Pros: Super freindly, live a long time, not apt to go broody,
Good layers.
Cons: If you want a small chicken these are not it. 5.5 + pounds.
My first chickens where barred rocks. Only one survived of the 3 (novice chicken keepers fault, aka me/my parents) and at present she is still alive, 9 years old, lays once a month do to old age, and in great health. Very pretty, freindly birds. Mine has never went broody but she had the mothering instinct and raised a chick. They make great first chickens.
Purchase Price
2.00
Purchase Date
2/2012
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Love the Plymouth Rocks
Pros: Friendly, not loud, versatile, sweet
Cons: Non so far
I did a LOT of research before getting my first chickens and I chose to start with Barred Plymouth Rocks. I absolutely love them! Hoping to get more next year!!
Purchase Price
$5 each
Purchase Date
April 2021

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Great!
Pros: -Cold and heat hardy
-Great egg layers and meat birds (dual purpose)
-Friendly; docile
-Do well with other breeds , and bantams
-Easy to sex at young age
-Cool feather pattern
Cons: -Roosters seem to do a poor job of... you know.. mating (in my experience)
Barred Plymouth Rocks are an amazing starter breed.
They were one of the first ones I've had, and I enjoy breeding them yearly to get more and more. They are the first ones that run up to me if I go to the coop.
Purchase Price
? (gift to us)
Purchase Date
2016?
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Sweet birds
Pros: Kind, sweet, and curious

Lays well

Easy to tell gender at young age.

Cold hardy

Ok winter layers
Cons: My first one was not so smart... but I have my theories why

I have heard they can bully others, but mines the opposite. Is bullied by others

Can be skittish.
I’ve enjoyed having my two barred rocks a lot. The first one I got with my original flock. I feel a bit sorry for her. A few days after we got her (as a chick) she fell into the toilet. (The brooder was in the bathroom, and we were examining the chicks. So she fell into the toilet, and then into the trash can. I think we must have accidentally given her a concussion. Poor thing. We had her for 1 year, before a hawk, ferret, it some predator ripped her up. Don’t worry, we buried her in the forest, where she deserved to lay eternally. Rest In Peace Tilly. :hmm The next one is still alive (thankfully!) this one is 8 weeks old currently. She is a little skittish, but overall a great bird so far. Her name is Cornflower.
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Purchase Price
First was 3.00, I think the same was with the second.
Purchase Date
Tilly was in 2019, cornflower was in 2021
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Pros: Easy to sex at a young age, cold hardy, lays tons of eggs, roos are protective, easy to find
Cons: A little shy
I was able to tell the gender at a young age for my birds, which I liked. In my opinion, they are cold hardy (living in an area where the highest is 80 degrees F and the lowest is -20 degrees F)- although sometimes I have to put vaseline on their combs.

They lay TONS of eggs which is great for me, and my one roo is very protective



A few of my girls are shy and skittish which makes it hard to catch them.
Purchase Price
$1 per bird (TSC chick days- very cheap)
Purchase Date
2018
Pros: I will only talk about the old heritage strains of white rocks.

They thrive on pasture, utilizing everything they eat. They can thrive on feed restriction methods. They produce large to jumbo eggs of pinkish, terracotta, peach brown color and wonderful glossy shells. They have a wonderful golden yellow skin. They produce high density meat even when eating only 50 grams of a 14% protein organic layer feed a day. They also grow with a growth rate of a hybrid layer, very fast, and without having any problems due to the fast growth. Also, do not forget the advantages of butchering a white feathered chicken. Pin feathers won't be easily seen. They are trustworthy broody hens when aged.
Cons: None.
The most balanced old type heritage breed is by far the white Plymouth rock.
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Pros: Extremely sweet, affectionate, good layer.
Cons: Can easily be bullied.
My Plymouth Rock was extremely sweet and was always practically begging to be picked up. She also laid lots of eggs and was a pretty dependable layer. She was at the bottom of the flock, however, and was easily bullied and picked on, so that's something to keep in mind if you have bullies. All in all, she was one of my favorite breeds!
Pros: Good layers, cold hardy, some are broody, good rooster, get along with the rest of the flock
Cons: None
Plymouth Rocks are one of my favorite breeds. I have had Barred and White Rocks and have no complaints. They are not an overly broody breed, but I have had a few loyal broody hens. They are great layers, winter hardy, and get along well with a mixed flock. I had one White Rock rooster who was not aggressive and treated his hens well.
Pros: He's HUGE
he's handsome
a rescue
Cons: doesn't know his place
throws hens around
messy
bad protector
personally, our rooster is terrible, he's led our hens to die, he pushes them around, he doesn't protect them but he's big. he's not typical of other Bard Rocks, the breed themselves are fantastic but He, is rude.
Cons: Non
I love them!! My favorite hens name is beaker!! They are very docile!! The picture that is posted on here looks like my una!! She's the first who layed. I love them!!
Pros: Grow fast, fairly docile, smart- ish
Cons: Kinda loud sometimes, not very affectionate.
Purchase Price
8
Purchase Date
4-6-19
Pros: So sweet, and cute very funny
Cons: Can get bullied by older chickens
I have two and they are so sweet, cute and funny!
They let me just scoop them up and hold them I love them!
Once when they were about two weeks old one of them caught a worm by herself. Smart Girl! She ate it in one gulp! :) If you have them or are planning to get them, know that if you live in a place with trees or rocks around, they have good camouflage. Though one of them is second to leader, the other gets picked on terribly by our Rhode Island Red. But they are very sweet and I love Plymouth Rocks!
Pros: Extremely Pretty and awsome egg layers
Cons: Can be bullies to other birds
okay, so heres the thing. I bought them mostly for thier looks and their egg production. But a few months after I got them as chicks and they were feathered, they turned out to look a little weird. Their backs have feathers that are not there and their heads are starting to loose feathers. They have been checked for fleas and there have been no signs of pecking or bulliing. The other breeds that are along with the barred rocks are absolutly fine and they is nothing wrong with them. If anyone has any odeas....Please reply to this message.
I currently have 3 ISa Browns, 4 Rhode Island Reds, 1 Cochin, 1 Polish, and 1 Silkie, (plus 2 ducks). I think plymouth rocks may be a nice addition.

I’m looking for gentle, cold weather birds that will get along with my current small flock.
Pros: Docile, smart, protective
Cons: can be a bully
I'm on my first flock of chickens and I love having a Barred Rock. I heard great things about them and she's been a great addition to our backyard flock. Our BR is our boss lady chicken and she does her best to protect the other girls from our very scary fluffy puppy or other dangers that might arise. She's definitely one of the most handleable of our flock and she's super sweet. She won't come sit on my lap like she did when she was a baby but she'll come running to say hi anytime I'm in the backyard.
Purchase Price
$3.79
Purchase Date
12/11/2018
Pros: Excellent layer (6 - 7 weekly on average)
Very docile, sociable, friendly, and calm
Early to average maturing (app. 20-and-a-half-weeks is when mine started laying)
Pretty good winter layer (without artificial light)
Very cold hardy
Cons: Can be a bit of a bully to other birds
I LOVE my Barred Rock! She's a good forager, too. She is the alpha hen, but generally not too mean/bullyish at her mature adult age now. :)
She's 'well worth her weight in gold;' I do not give my chickens supplemental light--lamps in a chicken coop can be very dangerous, and it doesn't let them have the rest their bodies so badly need during the winter, thus probably shortening their lifespans--yet she laid almost all winter...she stopped at the beginning of January this year, and got back to immediate daily laying...in the middle of her molt...in early February...so took roughly one month off (WAY better than I can say for my other birds, and that's pretty good considering she didn't have excess light...only natural and short daylight). And she's not like my Amberlink who laid EVERY day (and for at least a couple months in a row before taking just one little day off, but getting a bird that good of a layer might be rare), but she certainly frequently lays seven days a week, and sometimes six, 'cause she doesn't lay everyday of the week every week (since she needs a rest sometimes, but still she's my best layer now, followed closely by my Production Red).
Pros: In my opinion they are the most fun to have.
Pros: Tempermant-Mine loved humans, and were very friendly
Good with kids
Good Layers
Cons: Could be a bit noisy
My Barred Rock was the best chicken I ever had. Friendly, and outgoing, she was the perfect family hen, while also producing a good amount of eggs. Good for Houston weather, heat resistant. She rose to the top of the pecking order quickly.

Friendly, and outgoing, she was the perfect family hen, while also producing a good amount of eggs.

Highly Recommend.
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