Twelve Utterly Bizarre Rooster Breeds

Twelve Utterly Bizarre Rooster Breeds

Twelve Utterly Bizarre Rooster Breeds
Updated on June 30, 2015
A rooster is a hen is a rooster, proper? I imply all of them style like hen. Other than their propensity for crossing roads, no one really thinks much about them, or do they? Below I've listed some of the most fantastical chicken breeds created by lovers.
A Black-Breasted Gold Onagadoricock. Source
Onagadori
So if you were given the job of decorating the Imperial garden of Japan with reside animals, which would you selected? Perhaps some fairly little doves or a garish and loud peacock?
The Imperial family wanted something extra along the strains of the Onagadori. Roosters of this breed sport a loopy tail that can grow greater than twenty ft lengthy! In an effort to maintain them pristine, lovely, and with unbroken tail feathers these chickens had been handled like royalty in their very own proper. Now they can be seen exterior the Imperial Backyard within the flocks of enthusiasts who don't mind pandering to the supreme self-importance of a rooster king.
Polish
Polish chickens aren't actually from Poland. They seem to be a very outdated Dutch breed, principally bred as of late tas show birds or to add a little flare to a flock. They come in an assortment of colours and all the time are having a nineteen eighties form of hair day. They've an extra piece of bone that creates a dome on the top of their cranium that pushes their head feathers outward. This provides the hens a stunning bouffant and the roosters a loopy swoosh of rock and roll hair.
A La Fleche rooster. Supply
La Fleche
There's nothing quite like a Satanic-trying hen with a loopy title to match. La Fleche had been originally bred in France for the twin goal of providing meat and eggs, however that doesn't clarify why they're most often jet black birds with what appear to be fleshy little satan horns. La Fleche do poorly in confinement and the French delight themselves of their free ranging chickens. This means these birds are aloof around folks. Removed from following their homeowners to hang around, these interesting little fowl prefer to secret themselves away on obscure corners of the property. I believe they're plotting, however that is simply my idea.
Silkie Bantams
Silkie Bantams are a very bizarre breed indeed. They hail from China and though they may look like mud bunnies, they're truly chickens that maintain their chick-like down feathers their entire life. Even their little legs are furry. At the end of every they haven't four but five toes. Within the U.S. they're mainly saved as pets as a result of they're tiny and lovable but they're also nice "broodies" (hatching the eggs of other chickens who want nothing to do with motherhood) and lay a fair amount of tiny eggs on their very own. In Asia they're thought-about a delicacy because they've black pores and skin, meat, and bones. Their blue-black meat has shown to have completely different nutritional properties than regular chickens, particularly it has greater carnosine content.
Rumpless
Ever take a look at a manx cat and think, "Gee, I wonder what a chicken would appear like with that gene?" Right here is your chance to search out out! Rumpless chickens exist virtually wholly inside the Araucana breed. After they hatch, they are brief of some vertebrae, in particular those that will normally hold up tail feathers, so they find yourself wanting more like a dodo bird than a hen. And since they're hailed from Araucanas, they lay blue eggs.
Scots Dumpy
Never has there been a more tragically titled chicken than the Scots Dumpy. Are they the drunken hobos of the hen world? Or is there some other purpose their name is so unflattering? Well Scots Dumpies have been around for a whole lot of years. They're achondroplasic chickens, which implies that they're dwarfed. Although their bodies are the identical as most large fowl, generally exceeding seven kilos in weight, they only stand two inches off the bottom. After all being such an historical breed they have numerous names: creepers, crawlies, and stumpies. They're meat is taken into account extra succulent as a result of with brief legs they can't get as much train, which makes them more tender for the table and easier to catch! They're a breed going extinct as a result of 25% of the pure Dumpy eggs (people who obtain two copies of the dwarfing gene) will die earlier than hatching.
Fashionable Game Bantams
Legs, legs, legs, that is what Modern Games have essentially the most of. Actually when paired with a Scots Dumpy you may virtually hear the faint sound of laughter. About 100 years ago these birds had been bred for cockfighting, however when that turned unlawful in England (and much of the U.S.) breeders determined they didn't wish to quit these bizarre birds. As an alternative they launched every shade recognized to chickendom, bred for increasingly lengthy legs, decreased their dimension through the generations, and ended up with intensely personable super model birds. They continue to be a very popular breed for the show desk.
Juvenile frizzle (curly feathered) hen
Seramas
Seramas are the teacup puppies of the hen world. They're sweet, lovable, and come in a wild assortment of colors, feather patterns, and feather sorts. They're one of many few breeds that permits frizzles (curly feathers) and silkied (down feathers) onto the show table. Not allowed on the present table, but still in existence, are additionally booted varieties with feathery toes. They come in over 2,500 completely different colours and are so liked of their native Malaysia that Serama-only magnificence pageants are a huge deal there. Because they're only the size of a pigeon, these tiny wonders make for nice house pets both in Malaysia and overseas. They're the world's smallest breed of rooster and have been flaunting their stuff within the United States since they had been first imported in 2001.
Indoor Serama Rooster
Cream Legbar
For a few years breeders of egg-laying breeds have struggled with the problem of having too many roosters. In the old days roosters could be raised and eaten. Immediately there's not many people that prefer to eat grownup roosters, which have the chewy consistency of shoe leather-based. Besides, raising roosters comes at a value. Till they're old enough to mate, you need to feed them and that takes money. That's the place cream legbars came onto the scene. They have been created as a blue egg-laying breed that had one very special trait: the power to mate at hatching. As you can see by the photo, the females have "chipmunk stripes" and the males are a lighter, extra solid color. Now further rooster chicks may very well be instantly slaughtered or made into pet food and the one ones left would be the future egg layers. This has made them very popular in lots of homesteads.
A younger Easter Egger hen. Supply
Easter Eggers, Olive Eggers, and Marans
For some people it's all about lovely chickens. For others, it's all about stunning eggs. Usually eggs are available white, brown, and typically brown with speckles, but this isn't sufficient for the homeowners of Easter Eggers. These Araucana mixes lay blue and generally green eggs if they are crossed with a brown egg layer. And if you happen to'd quite have chocolate-coloured eggs, the Marans are most likely where it is at. They produce dark brown eggs and once you cross them to a blue egg layer, you get darkish inexperienced eggs.
Buttercup
So we've seen chickens with devil horns and vaulted skulls, but what a couple of giant pink rubber glove jutting from their head? Buttercups must be a number of the extra extreme-trying chickens with their giant, fleshy, double combs. Their combs fuse together and form a cup on the top of their head. Now if only you may teach them to gather rainwater and pour it into a bowl, you might need one thing really useful there.
I do imagine dinner is running away...
Naked Chickens
The flexibility to breed bare chickens has been around a long time, however no ones actually bothered to do it because, who needs a unadorned chicken?! That's till in 2002 when some mad scientists decided that bald is beautiful. Really, they theorized that bare chickens can be easier to process and that they would thrive in sizzling and humid climates where feathered chickens suffered from heat exhaustion. So in Tel Aviv these chickens came into existence, but they didn't last lengthy. Apparently with out feathers the chickens cooked themselves alive, getting terrible solar burns. In addition they overheated shortly, having no feathers to protect them from the sun's rays. And if that wasn't enough, roosters misplaced all sense of balance when doing the hoochie coochie with their hens. Clearly this meant very few naturally bred bald babies. The project was deserted, however featherless chickens nonetheless exist within the pet population. Some are created on goal however most are the results of unfortunate crossings. The lucky ones get sweaters knitted for them.
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Definitely bizarre but they look strangely... tasty.
The nekkid one jogs my memory of the tune Tennessee Bird Stroll.
Thank you for this attention-grabbing and amusing Hub!
hecate-horus four years in the past from Rowland Woods
Wow! I have chickens, a couple of "Easter Egg" ones, and all these chickens look really cool. But I can not help but feel actually sorry for that featherless one. Poor thing! Voted up.
nmdonders 4 years in the past
Those are so strange. The one within the first pic is definitely really nice looking. I virtually feel sorry for it although, it simply looks as if a tail or feathers like that would be tought to walk around with. Similar with the bare one, I feel so sorry for it :( Neat and attention-grabbing Hub.
pstraubie48 4 years ago from sunny Florida
Wow, who knew? I have by no means seen most of these so I am glad that I spotted the title and noticed the Onagadori. It was deserved to be chosen for adornment of the Imperial Gardens.
The Polish undoubtedly may rekindle some former hair dos of years gone by...how poofy that headress is.
This was enjoyable and informative. I am glad I ended by this morning.
Craig Hartranft four years ago from Southeastern Pennsylvania
That is some pretty freaky stuff. La Fleche appears just like the Devil's hen. I might have to think twice when I'm making grilled chicken breast or rooster sous-chef. We've a number of neighbors who are into urban farming and have chickens either in a coop or roaming their backyards.
Farmer Rachel 4 years ago from Minnesota
I feel dangerous for the featherless chickens. I've some Americaunas and a couple Polish (which someone provides me for free every year). It's true that the Polish chickens tend to get themselves caught by raccoons and foxes earlier than the other birds do. Those headdresses restrict their vision! They do not lay very well or get very meaty, both, so I guess they're helpful as fodder ;). Good hub, enjoyable to learn, voted up and so on.
iguidenetwork 4 years in the past from Austin, TX
Onagadori and Polish - they appear too beautiful to grow to be food in tables. They're pretty! However I pity the featherless fowls... no protection from the recent (possibly as well as chilly too) climates, I am afraid they die simply with out their feathers on. Very very interesting hub... :)
Theophanes 4 years in the past from New England
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Well Polish haven't got a lot meat to offer (reaching a mere six pounds in life) but they still remain fashionable show birds. :) I don't know if anyone bothers to eat the onagadoris. Thanks for the comment.
Melissa A Smith three years ago from New York
The oonagadori looks like it might turn into dirty pretty quick. Fascinating hub!
idigwebsites three years in the past from United States
I remember seeing an e-mail years in the past (forwarded to me) about the kind of hen used in KFC... and at first I used to be fairly skeptical because I believed they had been simply plucked chickens... and seeing this hub I understand that there's certainly a such type of breed.... crazy and mad scientists indeed!
Theophanes three years in the past from New England
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Mellissa: Indeed - if I had an Oonagadori it'd become fairly the mudball each time it rained. No thank you!
idigwebsites: Certainly, the featherless gene might be created by way of pure breeding - there are after all bare neck breeds however probably the most bare fowl in all probability are a results of someone breeding frizzle (curly feathered) chickens to each other for too many generations which causes bald patches and doubtless complete nudity should you keep going. Frizzle is a dominant gene (which means one parent can cross it on to their offspring despite the opposite parent being regular) so there is no actual must hold breeding frizzle to frizzle.... until you need a bald hen...
Krista Schnee 3 years ago from Wichita, Kansas
Very fascinating! I would heard of Seramas, however not one of the others.
peachpurple three years ago from House Sweet House
i really like the japanese breed rooster. So majestic and stylish wanting rooster. I might love to have it as a pet. Does Japanese individuals have them as pets or cook them? Superior photos. Simply could not imagine folks to eat these odd looking chicks. Voted up
Theophanes three years ago from New England
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Krista Schnee: How strange! You need to know someone with Seramas? :)
peachpurple: Effectively, I suppose they're sufficiently big to eat but I'm guessing they are most likely largely bred for show and ornamental causes as of late, as so many different lovely little "pretty" breeds are. :)
Krista Schnee 3 years in the past from Wichita, Kansas
One in all my Facebook mates is an enormous bird lover. :) She has Seramas, along with several different different types of birds.
debbyp1964 3 years in the past from Mountain Home, ID
Weeeeeeird! but very attention-grabbing I had no thought there have been so many kinds of chicken!
Rainbow Ranch Farms 2 years in the past
Pix #14 The bamboo paper plate holder full of quite a lot of colourful eggs. Thank you for displaying our eggs-picture for the Easter Eggers and Olive Eggers description. We are grateful.
Jennifer 2 years in the past
As far as the silkies go, I am not sure they really have black meat and bones, although mine do have black pores and skin.
There's a Malaysian rooster known as the Ayam Cemani that's solely black throughout, except for its blood. They are a gorgeous hen and I encourage you to look them up. They also come with a hefty price tag: $2500 for a single adult rooster.
Theophanes 2 years in the past from New England
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Silkies are considered a delicacy in lots of Asian cultures due to their black pores and skin and blue/black meat and a recent research exhibits that they might be extra nutritious to eat because of it. (You'll be able to learn about the research here: -09/acs...
After all this makes them repugnant to us Westerners as food however this has been the inspiration of quite a number of funny tales. I bear in mind one about an Australian family throughout WWII who had some silkies and decided to eat the roosters only to be horrified at its darkened carcass. Wish I had the link to that - but alas I lost it....
I was aware of the Ayam Cemani chickens (was awe-struck by those black combs!) however I had no thought they were that expensive. Makes sense I suppose, I believe they're fairly new imports to the states. Costs always come down in time. :)
poetryman6969 2 years in the past
would not have believed it if I had not seen it with my very own Googly eyes.
DaphneDL 22 months in the past from Saint Albans, West Virginia
An awesome assortment of untamed and crazy chickens! I like the Polish chickens and the Easter Eggers. The Onagadori are so gracefully beautiful they do not even look real. My mates have chickens, and Easter Eggers shall be my recommendation to them for future purchases.
Theophanes 22 months in the past from New England
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Sounds nice. We're just getting back into chickens after transferring to a farm. Exciting times. :) Considering Cream Legbars for these pretty blue eggs... as a result of why not?
Thanks for stopping by! Blissful Chickening! And Hubbing!
DaphneDL 22 months in the past from Saint Albans, West Virginia
Collecting the blue eggs would make it appear to be an Easter egg hunt. My associates' two daughters have begun selling the eggs at the barn where their mother boards horses and gives driving/training. I believe the blue eggs could be great marketing venture for his or her new little business.
therenegadehippie 17 months ago from Southern California
I've been involved in preserving chickens, so I have been studying totally different hubs about several types of chickens, methods to look after them, and so on., but I found your hub very interesting, let me clarify...
I live in a town in California where the vast majority of the population is Korean, Vietnamese, and Chinese language. Sometimes I like to buy at a Korean/Chinese language Market that sells these black birds. I assumed they seemed like chicken, however couldn't be as a result of it was black (the label besides the value is in Mandarin Chinese language). My husband and I have sat looking at these birds, like what kind of chicken may this possibly be?
Properly, apparently it is chicken, and I might have by no means know if I hadn't seen your hub and the images. Silkie Bantams have been one of the breeds I was involved in getting too (although for pets not meals). How humorous! Thanks for sharing.
Theophanes 17 months ago from New England
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Welcome to the world of chickens therenegadehippie! Be warned they're addictive!
I have to giggle at your story because I wouldn't have known either before I bought into chickens. It's just a type of weird issues. Silkies aren't the only ones with black meat and bones, there are a number of different Asiatic breeds that have this trait - the one in the highlight in the US right now could be the Ayam Cemani. They were only imported a few years in the past and the goal is to have a chicken that is pitch black in all options - bones, meat, pores and skin, feathers, beak, tongue, you name it. At some point outdated chicks are fetching $one hundred or more per hen! I suspect in a number of years after we realize we're too grossed out by their meat to eat them they may decline drastically in popularity and their prices will likely be pushed down. A pure black fowl is cool... however that is actually the place it ends....
grand previous woman 9 months in the past from Philippines
This is a very interesting article, and I cherished that they've photos and movies, too. I used to at all times eat hen, however my doctor has put my husband on a fish food regimen which I ended up following too. It is an excellent factor as I have been realizing that chickens have personalities, and out of your article, all types of personalities, too. I hope some day to have a pet chicken.
DrBill-WmL-Smith 9 months ago from Hollister, MO
Thank you for sharing this useful data. ;-)
lrdl3535 7 months ago from California
Very attention-grabbing publish, I did not know there was such a thing as a unadorned chicken. I'm also fascinated within the Maran chickens and am going to look into them extra. Thanks for posting such an interesting post.
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