Plymouth Rock chicken

Plymouth Rock

Barred Plymouth Rock hen
Conservation status Recovering
Other names Rock
Barred Rock
Country of origin United States
Standard
Use Dual-purpose breed
Traits
Weight Male: Standard: minimum 3.4 kg (7.5 lb)[1]:241
Bantam: maximum 1.36 kg (3.0 lb)[1]:242
  Female: Standard: minimum 2.95 kg (6.5 lb)[1]:241
Bantam: maximum 1.13 kg (2.5 lb)[1]:242
Skin color Yellow
Egg color Brown
Comb type Single
Classification
APA American[2]
ABA Single comb clean legged
EE yes[3]
PCGB Soft feather: heavy[4]
APS heavy breed softfeather
Chicken
Gallus gallus domesticus
A Barred Rock chick, three days old
A White Plymouth Rock pullet

The Plymouth Rock is a breed of domestic chicken from the United States. It originated in New England in the 19th century from cross-breeding of Dominiques and Black Javas.

History

The Plymouth Rock was developed in New England in the early 1800s by crossing Dominiques and Black Javas.. John C. Bennett (1804–1867) has been credited with either creating or popularizing the breed.

Colors

In the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada, seven color varieties of the Plymouth Rock are recognized: Barred, Blue, Buff, Columbian, Partridge, Silver-penciled and White. In Australia, the Barred variant is split into two separate colors, Dark Barred and Light Barred.[5] The difference between these colors is highly noticeable, with the bars of white color wider and the grey lighter in the Light Barred than in Dark Barred.

Use

A Barred Rock egg

The Plymouth Rock was bred as a dual-purpose fowl, meaning that it was valued both for its meat and the egg-laying ability of the hens. It is a cold-hardy bird. The hens lay brown eggs, and continue laying all through the winter with decreased production.

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Victoria Roberts (2008). British poultry standards: complete specifications and judging points of all standardized breeds and varieties of poultry as compiled by the specialist breed clubs and recognised by the Poultry Club of Great Britain. Oxford: Blackwell. ISBN 9781405156424.
  2. ↑ APA Recognized Breeds and Varieties As of January 1, 2012. American Poultry Association. Accessed September 2015.
  3. ↑ Liste des races et variétés homologuée dans les pays EE (28.04.2013). Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Accessed September 2015.
  4. ↑ Breed Classification. Poultry Club of Great Britain. Accessed August 2014.
  5. ↑ James Bishop (1998). Australian Poultry Standard, first edition. Linton, Victoria: Victorian Poultry Fanciers' Association. ISBN 9780646362311.
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