What y'all think of this rooster

Lady friend says he's some kinda expensive breed , a blue somethin or nother . Idk much about chickens but seems like he'd look nice strutting around my yard. Said I could have him if I wanted , just curious what y'all think about him.

lady friend? free rooster? its a trap in one way or another.

What's he sound like, I like a rooster with a nice crow, not to screechy, kinda raspy. He's young, is he mean?

I'd take him if I were you. I like to hear a rooster crow, and he will be entertaining to watch.

I think it's an Andalusian.

That comb and waddle wouldn't make it a month through winter here.

The (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) of the walk...



Just saying the truth

Good point. I have one or two every winter with frozen combs.

Andalusian are darker and laced.

Andalusians, like most other breeds of Spanish chickens have white ear lobes. It appears to be the indigo color phase of the Andalusian chicken breed. To make the best color andalusians you breed indigo to black, which produces deep blue birds with darker looking colors on the feather edges, producing somewhat of a lacing effect. You can get black, indigo, andalusian and light andalusians out of Andalusian chickens. You should breed him to solid black hens to get the best colored offspring.

The indigo gene is a color modifier. I have it in pigeons and quail and have had it Americauna chickens. The same color is in ball pythons too now. Reptile color genetics are virtually identical to bird color genetics with the same lethal factors for genes that are called dominant opal and almond in pigeons, existing in reptiles.

I like playing with color genetics, mostly in quail and pigeons.

Keith

If he's supposed to be standard bred it's pretty poor breeding. Not to say he's bad but I don't see standard bred anything other than he's a mediterranean class type.

Andalusians are out of and still are sort of a landrace breed, so they vary quite a bit.

I raise traditional, Malaysian Seramas, another landrace breed. I think many American breeders are ruining Seramas. They are breeding to an extreme unhealthy form, overly small size and are ruining the friendly, non aggressive personality of the Seramas by crossing in other breeds like Old English Game Bantams. I really dislike the frizzle gene some breeders have put in Seramas. It makes them ugly, in my opinion and makes them unable to survive normal Winter temperatures in Ohio, without heat.

Many breeders like to take hearty landrace breeds of chickens and other animals and breed them to a standard that ruins them for their original purpose. Look what the AKC is doing to border collies and has done to many breeds of hunting dogs.

Keith

Beware of the lady that has a (um lets just stick with calling it a rooster). Be scared when she offers to give it to ya.

Spend the night at her house to see what times it crows.

^^^ Best tip yet

Wolfdog, I am not up to speed so I have to ask - Do you have hens? That boy would not be happy unless he has some hens. I have not had a rooster for a while, but there is some ideal ratio of hens per rooster that will keep everyone happy and coexisting peacefully!

Oh, and your original question was "What y'all think of this chicken," so I should say I think he's handsome, and he thinks he's handsome too. Is he friendly to you? That might be the determining factor. Good luck!

He looks delicious!

Looks like a good rooster !

I'd say take them both...if you like chickens, and she likes chickens, then you'll get along fine. Don't make any commitments until you know what she is willing to contribute though!

I'm thinking chicken and noodles when I look at that rooster !
Dennis

Where’s Zim ?...............

That’s what I was thinking

I can agree with this...I have one hen, and I'm not happy!

lol ^

I think I have his girlfriend here in Alaska. She was the only egg to hatch out of a ebay shipment of a barnyard mix. Not sure what she is.

Do you fly fish? He might make a decent wet fly.

I bet he attacks the woman and that's why she wants him gone.

I get into trouble sometimes with this one.......but I've learned more about the interactions between "he and she" by watching chickens, than everything else combined. Also used to hang out on the chickens forum, and comments from some women about roosters also eye opening and telling. In short......they admire a rooster who struts his stuff and behaves like a rooster. That seems to apply to all kinds of roosters.

Till they get married then its over with the strutting or ya get plucked. .... not sure i spelled that last word right

He looks like a cocky little bird-name him Tom Jones.

Rooster LMAO Got a big variety and lots of colors you pick up ,no returns

Take the rooster and hope that the lady friend comes over once in a while to pet your rooster. Could work out good.

I guess if you want to make a pot of soup , otherwise seems like it would be worth less than you paid for it.

So now she wants to give ya some newfangled rooster huh when you gonna quit playin hard to get?

Hahaha!

Rumor has it they are good bobcat bait in a bait cage on the back of a cage trap.

...*cough cough* around 5:15

Neighbor had a Rooster. That thing crowed at 4:30 in the Morning. Nothing worse than a Hen pecked Rooster!

Name him butt kicker

Always liked our rooster to be aggressive. Keep the cats, dogs, kids, neighbors away. Just knock him out of the way when he jumps at ya.

I can scare any critter down at the barns with nothing but my ball cap. I have convinced lots of beef bred bulls they dont want no part of it but a good rooster will square up to it every time it leaves my head.

Pic a fight with him Wolfie it will be fun they said.

When they're In the pot they all look the same.......unless its a silkie