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Plymouth Rock
ChickenA New England original from the 1870s, the Plymouth Rock — best known in its black-and-white "Barred Rock" pattern — is one of America's foundational backyard breeds. Bred from Dominique and Asiatic stock, it's a sturdy dual-purpose bird that lays around 200 brown eggs a year and puts on enough size for the table. Rocks are calm, sweet-natured and good with children, happiest free-ranging but tolerant of a roomy run. Cold-hardy and unfussy, they're a textbook first chicken.
Beginner friendly
Good with kids
Cold hardy
Heat tolerant
Broody
Good to know
- Classic black-and-white barred plumage
- Lays ~200 brown eggs a year; dual-purpose
- Calm and sweet — good with kids
- Cold-hardy and low-maintenance
Egg colorBrown
Egg production200–220 / year
Weight7.5–9.5 lb
TemperamentDocile
BroodinessOccasional
ClimateCold hardy, Heat tolerant
PurposeEggs, Meat
Varieties
Barred
BlueBuffColumbianPartridgeSilverSiver PenciledSplashWhiteBlackSilver LacedSilver Penciled
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