Polish rooster....one of my neighbors just acquired one of these....

[Gato Moteado]

one of my friends in the neighborhood just got this awesome looking rooster. he said he paid 7000 colones for it...(about $14). supposedly it's from poland....anyone ever see one of these? check it out:

[u4ic]

1. Here's his cousin:

[lildreamer316]

15. What IS that?

So neat!!

[u4ic]

17. Aren't they cool looking?

You need 4 of them - named John, Paul, George and Ringo.

It's a Gloucester Corona, a type of canary. I saw them at a bird show once, and just couldn't stop staring. Just so - intriguing, yet oddballish at the same time. :hi:

[lildreamer316]

18. I want one!

hmm...wonder how noisy they are. Gonna go do some research.

[u4ic]

20. Forget the Beatles

I think that bird is an emo kid! :rofl:

I've seen them at the pet store. Males are the singers, at least regular canary males are.

[zanne]

2. I love it!

People think it's strange, but I happen to think that poultry is beautiful. That's one beauty, alright.

[Gato Moteado]

3. the thing is super friendly too

nt

[u4ic]

4. Does he cockle doodle doo

with an accent? :D

[meow2u3]

8. Or does he crow at twilight instead of at dawn?

:evilgrin:

[u4ic]

16. Perhaps he prefers kielbassa and sauerkraut

to corn? :D

[antigone382]

5. Yep...our neighbor has a bunch of crested chickens like this

We have a few Araucanas, which can lay colored eggs (ours lay green and pinkish ones) and have puffy feathers around their cheeks, like this...




...and we also have a very fluffy banty hen that looks like she might be some kind of silky cross, but without the fuzzy, fur-like plumage.

The furry ones look like this:



Chickens are really very fascinating and diverse creatures, if not too bright, lol.

[Gato Moteado]

11. nice....when i'm living out on my finca, i want chickens for...

...egg production.

[antigone382]

14. Oh, our eggs are magnificent...

Well, according to everyone who has tried them they are, anyway. I don't like eggs, myself...but I know that our eggs make great french toast, brownies, etc...lol.

The best eggs are from free-range chickens. Unfortunately our chickens are in a cage, because we have dogs and the two species don't tend to mix very well...but it's a big cage with lots of room, fresh hay, and a big tree branch for them to roost on. Combine that with good food and fresh water and you have happy chickens with wonderful eggs.

[xchrom]

6. now that is a good looking rooster.

sleek -- nice plumage on top.

great strut.

[rug]

7. It needs corn flakes.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

9. I love those!

I have a thing for chickens.

How about this beauty?

Here's another:

[Gato Moteado]

10. that is a cool one!

nt

[GOPisEvil]

12. Lovely bird, the Norwegian Blue.

Seriously, cool rooster.

[Gato Moteado]

13. hey man.....how are things going?

what's new in austin?

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

19. Your neighbor has a NICE COCK!

:spank:

Well, somebody had to say it...

[Flaxbee]

21. my, he's handsome!

I really like chickens, too -- don't eat them, just think they can be quite lovely. A friend was wild about French chickens/roosters -- preserving plumage patterns, etc.

[Lisa]

22. it's also possible that they originated in Italy

Near the River Po. A very old breed -- not endangered yet, luckily, but the rare breeds organization in the US is watching out for them.

http://www.albc-usa.org/wtchlist.htm

What a beautiful bird! I hatched out some Polish chicks last year, in my home incubator (they're currently at a friend's farm). They sure have cool personalities ... one of the babies used to squeeze through the bars of the brooder cage and walk around the house looking for me, when he was only a couple of days old!