the most beautiful rooster breed ?

[growlingrooster]

Oh, and that's not all the roosters I love. Here's my list of all the ones i love the most.

Lavender Orpington rooster
Sussex rooster
Easter Egger rooster
Black Australorp rooster
Rhode Island Red rooster
White Leghorn rooster

I had a black australop rooster some years ago, he passed away mysteriously, never really knew what happened with the poor guy! They sure are stunning little dudes!
that's a great list thank you very much!

 

[AllenK RGV]

it's just something for fun to do during my free time, maybe later I do something with it, w
ho knows!
they'll probably be a bit like this:
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I was thinking doing something with a black sumatra! I wished they were easy to get around here, I would definitely get a black sumatra hen!

They might be easy to get in your area check the Livestock Conservancy website, and lurk all the way through this thread... https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/sumatra-thread.394129/
I have managed to make contact with a breeder or two in my state that way. However, they were both raising show quality and a chicken that I can lose to predation well I'm not paying $$ for that.

 

[1cock2hens]

gamefowl roosters are usually very impressive looking

 

[robinwhiskers]

Call me biased, but our 5 month old Buff Orpington rooster, who is more of an orange and brown than a pale yellow, is the prettiest roo of them all.

 

[AllenK RGV]

Call me biased, but our 5 month old Buff Orpington rooster, who is more of an orange and brown than a pale yellow, is the prettiest roo of them all.

Yes I will admit to personal bias as well my neighbors 2 doors down have a beautiful American Gamefowl Roo, as well as the folks across the way. After watching the beautiful iridescent feathering showing on my Roos and hens the others pale by comparison for me. Nature created artwork in how light plays over all of the different feathers. If you look at my profile picture closely mine have some undesirable traits for SQ folks as "green sheen" is the only acceptable coloration in a Black Sumatra. I will tell you though the blue and purples add so enjoyment for me I would hate to lose those extra colors.

EDIT- Adding the picture full size.

 

[speckledhen]

That is such a subjective question. To me, an easygoing, friendly rooster is handsome, no matter if he fits some standard or not. A gorgeous proper Barred Rock rooster is a sight to behold. And my current favorite is my Blue Partridge Brahma rooster, Bash (Sebastian). But, pretty is as pretty does and a mean rooster stops being handsome to me! My big Blue Orpington rooster, Suede, was treasured around here. He passed in 2012.
A stunning heritage line Barred Plymouth Rock male I used to own:

Suede, 2007-2012

And the Brahmas, first a Partridge, bother to my current breeding rooster:

And Bash, who is the sweetest gentle giant ever.

 

[The Angry Hen]

New Hampshire roosters are quite snazzy too,
so are Partridge Plymouth Rock roosters.

 

[AllenK RGV]

That is such a subjective question. To me, an easygoing, friendly rooster is handsome, no matter if he fits some standard or not. A gorgeous proper Barred Rock rooster is a sight to behold. And my current favorite is my Blue Partridge Brahma rooster, Bash (Sebastian). But, pretty is as pretty does and a mean rooster stops being handsome to me! My big Blue Orpington rooster, Suede, was treasured around here. He passed in 2012.
A stunning heritage line Barred Plymouth Rock male I used to own:
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Suede, 2007-2012
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And the Brahmas, first a Partridge, bother to my current breeding rooster:

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And Bash, who is the sweetest gentle giant ever.

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I love the looks of that barred guy, the ones with Chewbacca looking legs they look beautiful until they show those thighs. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and if they are sweeties to people and good guardians of their hens they get top marks.

 

[speckledhen]

I love the looks of that barred guy, the ones with Chewbacca looking legs they look beautiful until they show those thighs. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and if they are sweeties to people and good guardians of their hens they get top marks.

Chewbacca legs? Those feathered legs plus their size make them excellent cold weather birds, that and their pea combs.

I didn't used to like beards or feathered legs, never cared for Easter Eggers or Ameraucanas at all and never liked Cochins...until I got some Ameraucanas from show stock and later, a bantam Cochin hen and rooster. Their personalities make them beautiful. I think that's the way of most chickens. You really don't see them until you see them, if you get what I'm saying. There's a chicken for everyone!

 

[Dawnclucks22]

That is such a subjective question. To me, an easygoing, friendly rooster is handsome, no matter if he fits some standard or not. A gorgeous proper Barred Rock rooster is a sight to behold. And my current favorite is my Blue Partridge Brahma rooster, Bash (Sebastian). But, pretty is as pretty does and a mean rooster stops being handsome to me! My big Blue Orpington rooster, Suede, was treasured around here. He passed in 2012.
A stunning heritage line Barred Plymouth Rock male I used to own:
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Suede, 2007-2012
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And the Brahmas, first a Partridge, bother to my current breeding rooster:

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And Bash, who is the sweetest gentle giant ever.

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If you scroll while looking at the BR, it looks like an optical illusion!