Chicken breed
Plymouth Rock
The Barred Rock is the classic American farm bird: calm, hardy and a dependable brown-egg layer. White Rocks are also a parent of the Cornish Cross, so check whether a white Rock listing is a laying line or a meat line.
Hatch Index lists 8 varieties of Plymouth Rock from 7 hatcheries, and 8 are in stock today. The cheapest sexed pullet you can order now is Barred Plymouth Rock from Cackle Hatchery at $5.99. Straight run starts at $4.49.
Listed now
| Variety | Hatcheries | Stock | Sexed pullet from | Straight run from | Min order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barred Plymouth Rock | 6 | 2 of 4 in stock | $5.99 | $4.49 | 6 |
| Barred Plymouth Rock Bantam | 4 | 2 of 3 in stock | $14.99 | $6.99 | 3 |
| Columbian Rock | 4 | 2 of 3 in stock | — | $6.49 | — |
| Columbian Rock Bantam | 4 | 2 of 3 in stock | — | $6.99 | 3 |
| Barred Plymouth Rock (Started pullet) started | 3 | 2 of 2 in stock | $35.00 | — | 1 |
| White Rock | 3 | 1 of 2 in stock | $5.99 | $4.49 | 6 |
| Barred Plymouth Rock Exhibition Type | 1 | 1 of 1 in stock | $19.99 | $15.99 | — |
| Plymouth Blue Rock | 1 | 1 of 1 in stock | $7.35 | $6.15 | — |
Prices are per bird, from listings that can be ordered today, and change through the day. Sold-out varieties are shown faded. Sold by: Cackle Hatchery, Purely Poultry, Townline Hatchery, Freedom Ranger Hatcheries, The Chick Hatchery, Chesapeake Hatchery, Valley Hatchery.
What the Plymouth Rock is like
- Egg colour
- Brown
- Eggs a year
- About 200 to 280
- Grown weight
- 7.5 lb hen, 9.5 lb rooster
- Temperament
- Calm
- Climate
- Cold hardy
- Goes broody
- Sometimes
- Kept for
- Dual purpose
- Origin
- Massachusetts, 1860s
- American standard
- Recognised by the American Poultry Association
General traits of the breed, from the breed standards and long-running references. A hatchery's own line can differ, most of all in egg colour and numbers.