• Purpose: Dual Purpose
• Production: Excellent Layers of Large, Brown Eggs
• Disposition: Docile, Easy to Care For
• Broody (Likely to Sit): Not Very Likely
• Cold Tolerance: Excellent, Heat Tolerance: Good
• Mature Weight: Approx. 6-7lbs.

Barred Plymouth Rocks are as beautiful and productive as they are easy to care for. In 1620 a travel-weary band of pilgrims set foot on Plymouth Rock. Years later an ideal backyard chicken breed was named in honor of this famous site. This Heritage breed was developed in New England in the early 1800's by crossing Dominiques and Black Javas. They link the flock owner with American history while yielding abundant eggs and tasty meat. These hardy, dual-purpose chickens are bred for strength and vitality and are prolific egg layers. In bygone days when nearly every farm had a chicken flock, the utility and beauty of these birds made them the breed of choice. Few birds are as stunningly real as a Plymouth Rock strolling across a summer lawn. With a New England heritage, they don’t let winter blizzards interrupt laying. Barred Rock hens lay approximately 250 eggs per year.