Beautiful rooster

[mohawkbrian]

Anyway i will agree this rooster looks like a vorwek/ golden lakenvelder

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

I used to have Golden Lakenvelders. That looks like a Golden Lakenvelder to me.

This link describes the problem well
"one breed with two names depending on which continent you are on"
http://www.purelypoultry.com/golden-lakenvelder-chickens-p-886.html

Hence, the Europeans refer to them as Vorwerks- they come in large fowl and bantam- (the bantams are called Vorwerks in the USA), and the Americans refer to the large fowl as Golden Lakenvelders. But they are not Lakenvelders, really, according to what I read. See links below if interested.

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGK/Lakens/BRKLakenvelder.html

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Vorwerks/BRKVorwerks.html

http://www.ultimatefowl.com/wiki/index.php?title=Vorwerk

http://www.ultimatefowl.com/wiki/index.php?title=Lakenvelder

Interesting, huh? Tell me if I am incorrect, any breeders out there. I only had 4 of them. I didn't keep them long.

 

[melindab68]

THANK YOU! I'll look at both! It's just the prettiest thing I've ever seen.

 

[melindab68]

why didn't you keep them long?

 

[melindab68]

I used to have Golden Lakenvelders. That looks like a Golden Lakenvelder to me.

This link describes the problem well
"one breed with two names depending on which continent you are on"
http://www.purelypoultry.com/golden-lakenvelder-chickens-p-886.html

Hence, the Europeans refer to them as Vorwerks- they come in large fowl and bantam- (the bantams are called Vorwerks in the USA), and the Americans refer to the large fowl as Golden Lakenvelders. But they are not Lakenvelders, really, according to what I read. See links below if interested.

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGK/Lakens/BRKLakenvelder.html

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Vorwerks/BRKVorwerks.html

http://www.ultimatefowl.com/wiki/index.php?title=Vorwerk

http://www.ultimatefowl.com/wiki/index.php?title=Lakenvelder

Interesting, huh? Tell me if I am incorrect, any breeders out there. I only had 4 of them. I didn't keep them long.

I checked the links and looked at the photos. They do look somewhat like this rooster but maybe this rooster is a mixed breed??? Because those links show photos of a rooster with long tail feathers whereas this one does not have those long feathers. But maybe he isn't old enough for them to completely be in. The neighbor got this rooster back in February as a chick. He thought it might be a mixed breed. He gets chickens every year and usually there are a couple of roosters in the bunch. This batch had the prettiest buff color hen with feathers on her feet, another speckled white and black with fuzzy feet, a gorgeous black and white rooster with super long tail feathers, and this gorgeous rooster. I am more and more interested in having some of my own so I am researching a lot of chicken articles and found this site. Thanks for all the replies.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

why didn't you keep them long?

I decided to downsize my flock and wanted to get back to just having non-fliers (heavy brown egg layers). I didn't keep them long enough to see whether they would have been adventurous/flown out of the fencing...but they had sweet dispositions as far as I could tell. I would get them again, no issues.

Now I am back to having fliers!

 

[melindab68]

I decided to downsize my flock and wanted to get back to just having non-fliers (heavy brown egg layers). I didn't keep them long enough to see whether they would have been adventurous/flown out of the fencing...but they had sweet dispositions as far as I could tell. I would get them again, no issues.

Now I am back to having fliers!

ok. This one is very easily spooked. We were visiting and feeding them crackers the other day. All the birds were out roaming around having a good time until he squawked like something was after him. He set the guinea hens off and all the chickens headed for the barn and wouldn't come back out. He is reclusive. It was very difficult to get that photo of him. He wouldn't come anywhere near us.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

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That is a good quality in a rooster. I like roos that are skittish of people/respectful.