What breed is my rooster!?

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Does anyone know what breed this rooster is? When I got all my Bielefelder hens a few months ago at Rural King, they gave me this by mistake. Thanks in advance!
 

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Ignore my ignorance, I’m new to this stuff. What is a crop issue and how can I confirm? He acts normal and whatnot.
The crop is the pliable pouch on a bird’s chest that stores food before it moves on the the rest of the digestive system.
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If food gets stuck, the crop can become impacted and blocked. If this happens, it can stretch out too much. And even if the blockage is passed, the crop can remain saggy, which makes it difficult for food to pass through. Leaving a bird with an oversized chest full of slow food, which is prone to going rotten and causing sour crop, among other things. Sour crop is when the food in the crop rots and it can essentially poison/block up the bird and make them very sick.
Pendulous crop can be helped with a crop bra. I have a hen who wears one.
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It holds up the crop to help food drain.
It’s possible your cockerel just has a very full crop, but it seems pendulous to me.
 
Thank you @TheOddOneOut for the advice. I’ll check him out when I get home. Do you have any idea what breed he could be!?

Edit: never mind, I just saw you that you think it’s an Asian Black. Thanks.
 
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