Poultry
Plymouth Rock
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Plymouth Rock eggs are light to medium brown from the barred (and other colour) American dual-purpose icon. Size is generous, flavour clean and full, and the breed’s farmyard history makes these the brown eggs of classic US homestead cooking. Excellent for large family breakfasts and sturdy baking. Barred Rocks remain among the most common backyard sources of brown eggs with breed identity.
Also known as: Plymouth Rock egg, Barred Rock egg
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History
Plymouth Rocks emerged in New England as dual-purpose brown-egg fowl.
Barred Rocks dominated American farm flocks for eggs and meat.
Hybrids reduced pure Rock commercial egg share.
Backyard barred Rocks again supplied millions of brown eggs.