Turma do Galinheiro - Tudo sobre Galinhas/Plymouth Rock

História

O Plymouth Rock foi desenvolvido na Inglaterra no início de 1800 através do cruzamento de Dominiques e Preto Javas. John C. Nennett foi creditado com qualquer criação ou popularização da raça.

Cores

Nos Estados e Unidos, Reino Unido e Canadá, sete variedades de cores de Plymouth Rock são reconhecidas: barrada. branca. azul, amarelo e colombiano. Na Austrália, a variedade barrada é dividido em duas cores separadas: Escuro Barrada e Luz Barrada. A diferença entre estas cores é muito perceptível, com barras de cor branca em geral e do cinza mais claro na Luz Barrada do que no Escuro Barrada.^[1]

Imagens
Plymouth Rock Branco

Plymouth Rock Barrada

↑ Victoria Roberts (2008). British poultry standards: complete specifications and judging points of all standardized breeds and varieties of poultry as compiled by the specialist breed clubs and recognised by the Poultry Club of Great Britain. Oxford: Blackwell. Plymouth Rock Chicken APA Recognized Breeds and Varieties As of January 1, 2012. American Poultry Association. Accessed September 2015. Plymouth Rock Chicken Liste des races et variétés homologuée dans les pays EE (28.04.2013). Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Accessed September 2015. Plymouth Rock Chicken Breed Classification. Poultry Club of Great Britain. Accessed August 2014. Plymouth Rock Chicken James Bishop (1998). Australian Poultry Standard, first edition. Linton, Victoria: Victorian Poultry Fanciers' Association.

[1] Victoria Roberts (2008). British poultry standards: complete specifications and judging points of all standardized breeds and varieties of poultry as compiled by the specialist breed clubs and recognised by the Poultry Club of Great Britain. Oxford: Blackwell. Plymouth Rock Chicken APA Recognized Breeds and Varieties As of January 1, 2012. American Poultry Association. Accessed September 2015. Plymouth Rock Chicken Liste des races et variétés homologuée dans les pays EE (28.04.2013). Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Accessed September 2015. Plymouth Rock Chicken Breed Classification. Poultry Club of Great Britain. Accessed August 2014. Plymouth Rock Chicken James Bishop (1998). Australian Poultry Standard, first edition. Linton, Victoria: Victorian Poultry Fanciers' Association.

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