Here they come to snuff the Rooster - Yeah, here come the Rooster

KiloKilo Registered Users Posts: 210 Major grins
edited December 23, 2007 in Wildlife
89gmas4.jpg

This is a Silkie Rooster. I've never seen one, never even heard of one.
It belongs to a friend of mine who raises all kind'a farm birds at the side of his house.
He sells the birds when the babies get old enough and he sells the eggs, too.
Also he raises them for contests. He told me what he named him, but I forgot what it was.
The female doesn't wanna be held. This one doesn't mind. In this picture he's on his owner's lap.
He has feathers on his tail and wings, but the rest is like hair. The tail and wings are mixed with hair. A very unique bird.
I'll give the name of this Rooster as soon as I see the owner again.
ʞ1└0

Comments

  • bauermanbauerman Registered Users Posts: 452 Major grins
    edited December 23, 2007
    Very interesting photo - never seen those types of feathers on a rooster before. Thanks for posting this.
    Perhaps the greatest social service that can be rendered by anybody to this country and to mankind is to bring up a family. - George Bernard Shaw
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited December 23, 2007
    I nver heard of this one before. thanks for posting it.
    Harry
    http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • leaforteleaforte Registered Users Posts: 1,948 Major grins
    edited December 23, 2007
    Being a grunger from the northwest, I couldn't resist the title. Layne Staley: How sad :nah. Nice shot.

    PS: Though the song 'The Rooster' was written by Layne, it was in reference to Jerry Cantrell's father, and his plight in Viet Nam.
    Growing with Dgrin



  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited December 23, 2007
    Yep got the Alice in Chains reference too. Nice shot of a chicken that I have never seen nor heard of before.
    Stephen
    www.capture-the-pixel.com

  • SloYerRollSloYerRoll Registered Users Posts: 2,788 Major grins
    edited December 23, 2007
    I don't know jack about birds. But is this one a cousin of this guy (or gal?). The only thing I see idferent is this one has longer "hair" on it's head.

    I found this guy and shot a few frames of him and called it the "Punk Rock Rooster"
  • KiloKilo Registered Users Posts: 210 Major grins
    edited December 23, 2007
    I don't know much about fowls, either, but I have to ask the owner of the bird in my photo if he knows what yours is.
    Punk-rock Rooster.rolleyes1.gif
    He's about to by two Ringneck Pheasants.
    ʞ1└0
  • leaforteleaforte Registered Users Posts: 1,948 Major grins
    edited December 23, 2007
    89gmas4.jpg

    English: The Dream of a Curious Character
    French: Le Reve d'un curieux
    Bohemian: Grungers Reverie
    Growing with Dgrin



Sign In or Register to comment.