Barred Plymouth Rock
Dual purpose · United States · 🌱 Beginner friendly
With its crisp black-and-white barred plumage, the Barred Rock is the classic American farm chicken — steady, sociable, and productive in nearly any climate. It lays well, dresses out respectably, and will happily follow you around the yard hoping for treats.
Eggs per year
200–280
Egg color
Brown
Egg size
Large
Hen weight
6.5–7.5 lbs
Temperament
Friendly and easygoing
Broodiness
Sometimes broody
Did you know?
Through World War II the Plymouth Rock was the most numerous chicken in America, prized as a backyard bird that fed families eggs and Sunday dinner alike.
Is the Barred Plymouth Rock right for your flock?
Expect roughly 200–280 brown eggs a year from a healthy hen in her prime — production dips during molt and the short days of winter, and eases off as she ages. Planning space? A Barred Plymouth Rock hen runs 6.5–7.5 lbs, so size the coop with our coop size calculator and estimate the feed bill with the feed cost calculator.
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