Plymouth Rock chicken
Hens, barred plumage | |
| Conservation status | recovering |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Standard | American Poultry Association |
| Use | dual-purpose breed |
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| Skin color | yellow |
| Egg color | brown |
| Comb type | single |
| Classification | |
| APA | American |
| ABA | Single comb clean legged |
| EE | yes |
| PCGB | Soft feather: heavy |
| APS | heavy breed softfeather |
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The Plymouth Rock is an American breed of domestic chicken. It was first seen in Massachusetts in the nineteenth century and for much of the early twentieth century was the most widely kept chicken breed in the United States. It is a dual-purpose bird, raised both for its meat and for its brown eggs. It is resistant to cold, easy to manage, and a good sitter.: 68