🐔 Plymouth Rock
Chickens · breed reference
The definitive American dual-purpose bird. The BARRED variety is the one everyone pictures — and it is a SINGLE comb, which is how you tell it from a Dominique.
| Species | Chicken |
|---|---|
| Kept for | Both |
| Eggs per year | ~220 |
| First eggs | ~20 weeks |
| Table-ready | ~16 weeks |
| Sizes | Standard · Bantam |
Strains
- Production · ~260 eggs/yr · lays ~18 wks — Hatchery Barred Rocks — lighter and quicker to the nest box.
- Heritage · ~190 eggs/yr · lays ~24 wks — Standard-bred — the broad, deep carcass the breed was made for.
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