The Plymouth Rock Chicken All You Need To Know 

First time chick owner. My barred Plymouth rock babies are almost 4 weeks old. They was super easy to raise. Heat Food and Water. At this point they are on autopilot. I check em and change the water twice a day. The brooder heater keeps temps around 85° and the few times it got around 75° they was only beginning to fuss. Anything above 90° was too much for them. At 3 weeks they had 90% of all their feathers. They can't go outside without heat control til they are fully feathered. They can go on monitored field trips and love the grass and clover. Get a cheap digital temperature gauge and keep it with the chicks 24/7 so u can see if your within safe temperature range. On days they go out move the temp gauge to where the chicks will be an wait 30 minutes for more accurate temperature reading and move em only after you know they are safe to be there. Ohh and at 3 weeks they can vertical jump over 2 feet. So have taller brooder walls.

I have a pullet Plymouth and she is so adorable. Immediately she wanted human attention. Will sit on your foot as your walking, if you don't pick her up for a cuddle. She's also very game. Will pick a play fight with the cat and has made friends with the guard dog. The others won't go near the dog, and I don't blame them.

I love mine! She can be mean and sweet at the same time. She definitely follows me around all the time 😂😂😂

I love how they were deemed “not productive enough” since our Barred Rock, Roxanne, has averaged between 280-320 eggs since she started laying. I’d say that’s a pretty productive chicken😅!

Yes, yes, yes! These are the best chickens in the world! My Grandmother always had Barred Rock chickens in her coop, from your tutorial now I know why. I so want to purchase some land and raise a whole gaggle of them! Thank you so much for the information!

I Adore my Bared Rocks, they a sweet, curious, and get so excited when they see me coming to check on them.

I got 10 chicks a month ago, I am amazed at how fast they grow

Thank you for all the help

Hi, love all the information on the different breeds of chickens. Have you done a video on the Dominique breed? Thanks again for the info.

It's strange that most people say that this breed is easy going. Our daughter and her family have 3, and we have two. Both of us have found that the Plymouths by far are the most boisterous and aggressive towards the other birds. The bullying and feather pulling got so bad with these two that I've had to build a second coop and isolate them. To make matters worse, one of the two (right away) started picking on the other so much, that I had to divide the new coop and separate them as well. The remaining 4 hens (all different breeds) are now a peaceful, happy little flock. There is another RU-vidr (Country Living Experience) who did a couple of videos on how he had to separate his PBR hens from the rest of his flock for the same reason. They get along fine with humans, but are very aggressive towards other hens. My daughter has a PBR rooster in her flock, who seems to keep the bullying mostly under control, but she still notices that, if anyone is going to be dominant, it's always the PBR hens. My hens are well cared for, and I give them greens and treats and check up on them at least a couple of times a day, but they are not pets. They are here to give us eggs, and I'm not interested in dealing with unnecessary behavioural problems. Personally, i would never get this breed again. Just my take.

I love this breed. I always have at least one in my flock.

Thank you for such an informative, pleasant to watch video! Will they mix well with Rhode Island Reds?

I have 8 barred rock hens..standard size.. No ROOSTER.. And a TRIO OF BARRED ROCK BANTAMS...I ENJOYED DIFFERENT BREEDS AND SWITCH FROM YEAR TO YEAR

Love it thanks. I just got mine. And road islands reds

Good video much love

Great Info! I just hatched 2 via incubator, their 3 days old.

Planning to grow some of these at some point, even if just for the three years that they can productively lay. Just such a beautiful bird to include in a flock.

I have one in my group and she's the biggest. I really like her. She's so easy going and huge. She's only 4 mos.

I am researching for my first ever chickens. How do they do in the heat - I live in Zone 8. Any help here is appreciated. Also want Buff Orpington's - same question re heat. Thanks in advance.

We got some from a coworker and they dont eat anything but grass, leaves, and ground corn. The guy we got them from only feed them ground corn. They completely ignore bread, bugs, spaghetti, and pumpkin guts. I have had some little successes with wild bird seed mix. Never had a breed of chicken that didn't love the things they ignore.

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I have bared rocks and they very much do fly over my neighbors fences and the fencing area the stay in. The fence I have isn’t high enough they fly over it too easy unlike my other breed chickens. But they are curious and friendly.

Interesting. What can you can about the Amrock chickens? Are they related to BPR? Are they a variety or a derivation? Ive tried to figure it out but its been "weirdly hard".

I have a question!! My Barred Plymouth Rock pullet has a very high-pitched squeal, and I’m not sure why. We didn’t buy them, we moved into a house and inherited the hens, so I’m not sure if she is just scared of people, but i can always hear her and tell it’s her outside me window!! Does anyone know why??

have a few of these

How can I tell the difference between this and a Dominique chicken? They look very similar.

We have two Plymouth Rock hens. We are very excited because they started laying eggs last week. But the eggs are pretty small. Is this normal?

I have 8. 2 sapphire gems, 4 barred rock we got may 2021 and 2 bantums we got this June. The barred rock give are great layers and cold hardy. We researched and it said both sapphire and barred rock were Plymouth rock descent

I thought the crest of my chicken was too short because of a malformation or something. But now I've seen the chickens in this video I know her crest is normal.

Does anyone know if anyone in the UK (preferably the south, but potentially anywhere) breeds buff Plymouth Rock bantams? Very specific I know, but we've always had them until a couple of years ago when our last one died of (very) old age. We now have Mille-Fleur bantams (and one Goldline hybrid), and they are lovely birds, but I cannot find anyone who breeds buff Plymouth Rock bantams in this country (or anywhere!), and they are such beautiful hens. My sister swears one of our older chickens of this breed lived to the age of 22 years! I don't remember but she seems certain. If so that would break the world record for the world's oldest hen by about a year.

How tall are they

@The Happy Chicken Coop

I have this chicken

Mine never missed to egg everyday.

Young plymoth roosters are extremely tasty. I find the plymoths are the most feral among our neighbors flocks. Don't care too much for people.

I want to raise some of these, i got red stars but want something less intensive, besides 7 eggs a week os too much (in my opinion)

My Plymouth Rock rooster is a jerk. All he wants to do is go to battle every time I set foot in the coop. The hens are great!

Hi Where are you located ?

I just bought one there to friendly and wants human attention they will jump on you play with you ly beside you follow u around wants to cuddle best breed

what different Plymouth and barred?

Hi Am a farmer in East Africa please for long have been searching on how can I get pure barred Plymouth rock chicken. Any reliable sources you may know that can provide me with 60 to 100 fertilized eggs.. I hear it's a dual Bird. Please I really need your assistance.. Thanks

We are living in New Bedford housing authority where is prohibited has that kind animal because muse,big rat ,and others. Some of neighbors gave complain and housing not and housing does nothing about it. It could be they are also doing housing.too.

These chickens are great, laid back attitude, but if they sense danger-as all chickens-they start a rucus, lol. Black snake's want to eat their eggs.

I want to buy plymouth chicken , can someone help me?? I am from india.

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May i have eggs..

I am very much concern, which country is America? America as far as I know is a continent, not a region or a country. Please specify which country the chicken was originated. I am Chilean and I am seen those chickens since ever an my grandmother always have some. looks like in Chile they exist before the america's country has it.

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