Calling all pictures of Red rocks, white rocks or their mixes!

[raimnel]

I'm not sure what a red rock actually is. I have looked around some. I bought fertile eggs from the store to hatch and the hens are red rocks and the roos are white rocks and red rocks. please post pictures of the guys and gals please. Thank you

 

[NYREDS]

There are no Red Rocks.

 

[raimnel]

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are you sure? Would someone lie about what their chickens are???

 

[RAREROO]

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are you sure? Would someone lie about what their chickens are???

I know some of the ol timers, my granny being one of them, call RIRs, "Red Rocks"

But I'm pretty sure the name Red Rocks came about back when Black Sexlinks were created from crossing Rhode Island Red roosters, with Barred Rock hens, the cross was simply called Red Rocks. At least that's what the book I have on sexing chicks says. And over time I imagine that some one just started called RIRs , "Red Rocks".

But there is no true breed that is called Red Rocks. I would say they are most likely refering to a Rhode Island or Prodution Red, or possibly Sexlinks. Since you say you hatched Red hens and White roosters, they may be referring to Red Sexlinks from a RIR X White Rock ( but the White Rocks would have to have silver genes) ,

 

[raimnel]

hmmmmm interesting very very interesting. I wonder what they'll be? The eggs are a darker brown............. so maybe RIR............... But there is a white rock? Right? they look kind of like a white leghorn??

 

[speckledhen]

A Red Rock is a sexlink hybrid, I believe, not a pure breed. It's like a trade name, like Red Star or Golden Comet. A white Rock is much larger than a leghorn, but yes, there is a white Plymouth Rock.

 

[RAREROO]

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Yes there are white rocks, however they differ a good bit from leghorns as White Rocks are much larger, have red earlobes, and lay brown eggs. Leghorns are very skinny as they are bred only for egg production and not so much for meat, they also have white ear lobes and lay white eggs.

The existing Plymouth Rock varities that I can think of are Barred, White, Buff, Columbain, Partridge, Silver Penciled, Black, and Blue, those are the reconized colors at least, there are Splash and Blue Barred as well.

The Barred Rocks were the original variety and over years of breeding, the recessive White Rocks popped out of Barred Flocks and were worked on to creat the White Rocks.

 

[Chris09]

As of 2001 Large Fowl Plymouth Rock recognized varieties --
Barred, White, Buff, Silver Penciled, Partridge, Columbain and Blue.

As of 2001 Bantam Plymouth Rock recognized varieties --
Add Black to above list.

CHris

 

[Brody's Broodello]

Here's a picture of Tweety. My son's white rock hen. Excellent layer, awesome personality. She is very spoiled. Until my son discovered other kids in the area to play with, this was his best friend. You should see her slide down the sliding board! She tops the scales at 10 lbs.

Tweety won BV at her first show.

 

[raimnel]

ahhh look at the proud ummmm papa!