Barred Plymouth Rock

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• Plymouth Rock (chicken) — The Plymouth Rock, often called simply Rocks or Barred Rocks (after their most popular color), is a chicken breed that originated in the United States. The Plymouth Rock is a dual purpose, cold hardy bird and therefore makes a great breed for the …   Wikipedia

• Plymouth Rock — ☆ Plymouth Rock1 n. [after PLYMOUTH ROCK2] any of a breed of domestic chicken with white or gray, barred plumage: formerly raised esp. for its eggs and meat, now usually kept for crossbreeding Plymouth Rock2 boulder at Plymouth, Mass., where the… …   English World dictionary

• barred rock — noun Usage: often capitalized R : a barred Plymouth Rock …   Useful english dictionary

• poultry farming — Raising birds commercially or domestically for meat, eggs, and feathers. Chickens, ducks, turkeys, and geese are the birds of primary commercial importance. Guinea fowl and squabs are chiefly of local interest. Though chickens have been… …   Universalium

• List of chicken breeds — Thirty types of known chickens There are hundreds of chicken breeds in existence.[1] Domesticated for thousands of years, distinguishable breeds of chicken have been present since the combined factors of geographical isolation and selection for… …   Wikipedia

• chicken — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fowl, cock, hen, pullet; fryer, broiler, capon; slang, coward (See cowardice). See birds, food. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A barnyard fowl] Syn. chick, hen, rooster, pullet, cock, cockerel, capon,… …   English dictionary for students

• ancobar — ˈaŋkōˌbär noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Ancona + barred Plymouth Rock : any of an autosexing strain or breed of chickens developed by crossing Anconas and barred Plymouth Rocks …   Useful english dictionary

• Holland (chicken) — Hollands are a fairly rare breed of large chickens that are dual purpose and originate from America. HistoryThe breed started with birds imported from Holland being crossed with White Leghorns, Rhode Island Reds, New Hampshires, and Lamonas,… …   Wikipedia

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• California Gray — The California Gray is a breed of chicken developed in the U.S. state of California in the 1930s. The objective of the breed s creators was to produce a dual ndash;purpose chicken that was suitable for meat production and laid large white eggs.… …   Wikipedia