They are loved as meat chickens for their tender, tasty meat. The roosters will grow to about 9.5 lbs (4.3 kgs), while the hens will reach 7.5 lbs (3.4 kgs). Plymouths don’t go broody often but can be good setters and good mothers. At the age of 3, the egg production drops. They lay 200-220 large, brown eggs a year. But, they are also friendly and easy to care for as well!
Plymouth Rocks are super useful chickens.
Photo Credit: Thomas Kriese Flickr Reasons To Own Plymouth Rock Chickens But, after the war ended, they were replaced by commercial breeds. Families were encouraged to raise them during the war. At that point, they were the most popular breed in the United States. Plymouth Rocks were the main source of chicken for the United States during World War II. They disappeared for two decades in the 1800s. Today, the Dominique has more of a grey appearance while the Barred Plymouth Rock has more clear black and white bars in the coloring.īarred Plymouth Rocks are also often called Barred Rocks. The New York Poultry Society wanted to make the standard for the Dominique a rose comb as many Dominiques also had a single comb.Īs a result, the Plymouth Rock became any “Dominique” chicken that didn’t have a rose comb. The Plymouth Rock is one of America’s oldest chicken breeds. Some even lay in the extremely cold winters of Canada! 8. These breeds grow to a large size and lay high numbers of eggs. Click here for Part 1 to check out the first 7 chicken breeds that are great for meat and eggs. Welcome to Part 2 of the best dual-purpose chicken breeds.
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