He is indeed magnificent!This my number one top roo. His name is Mel, shortened from Mellie after I realized he was a rooster.
The day I got him I bought 15 pullets from a guy off MeWe. Obviously one was not a pullet.
There was a terrible thunderstorm that day and while gathering my new flock members to shelter I noticed one that was squatting with wings away from the body, tail dropping down and seemed to be very uncomfortable. I felt the crop and , boy, was it solid.
I looked it up and treated for impacted crop. A day later everything was normal. A couple of months later that bird started transforming into this magnificent creature.