Colours
There are eight colours of Plymouth Rocks recognized in most of the world, but in Australia, the barred colour is split in to two separate colours, Dark Barred and Light Barred. The difference between these colours is highly noticeable, with the bars of white colour wider and the grey lighter in the Light Barred, than in Dark Barred.
The list of colours correct for most of the world (Namely the United Kingdom, America and Canada), is the following:
- Barred
- White
- Buff
- Partridge
- Silver Penciled
- Blue
- Columbian
- Black
With the following list correct for Australia, as per the Australian Poultry Standard, 1st Edition:
- Light Barred
- Dark Barred
- White
- Buff
- Partridge
- Silver Penciled
- Blue
- Columbian
- Black
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