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Barred Rocks

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The Barred (or Plymouth)  Rock originated in Massachusetts  around 1869, and became popular very rapidly, due to its qualities as an outstanding farm chicken.The Plymouth Rock was a foundation breed for the broiler industry in the 1920's.
Barred Rock hens grow to 7 ½ pounds and roosters to 9 ½ pounds and their rate of lay is very good at around 250-300 brown eggs per year. They are  calm and cold-hardy, and are early feathering. These chickens have a bright red single comb. Their plumage has feathers that are crossed by sharply defined, regular, parallel bars of alternate light and dark color. The barred color pattern is due to a dominant sex-linked gene. This gene  prevents pigment on colored plumage, thus creating light bars on dark feathers. The male carries 2 copies of the gene and the female only carries one copy, which is why the males are usually lighter in color than the females.

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Day Old Chick
3 week old chicks
10 weeks female front left & back right, male center back
Young rooster
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