Rooster Portrait 3 Abstract I
by Linda Brody
Title
Rooster Portrait 3 Abstract I
Artist
Linda Brody
Medium
Digital Art - Photography Photomanipulation Digitalart Cafeart Photopainting
Description
Rooster Portrait. Painterly effect added with Topaz Simplify layers.
A rooster, also known as a cockerel or cock, is a male gallinaceous bird, usually a male chicken (Gallus gallus).
Do you know what is a rooster coxcomb and what is the functions of it? Usually a comb is a fleshy growth on the top of the head of your roosters like a crest of other birds. Developing of a coxcomb is one of the most distinctive physical features of your roosters when they become mature from chick to an adult bird. Almost all roosters have coxcombs. Although the shape and size of their coxcombs vary depending on the chicken breed and unique genetic characteristics of an individual rooster. Coxcomb provides the roosters an aesthetic beauty and it also indicates their health condition. Healthy roosters usually have bright and shiny coxcombs.
Mature male chickens less than one year old are called cockerels. The term "rooster" originates in the United States, and the term is widely used throughout North America, as well as Australia and New Zealand.
"Roosting" is the action of perching aloft to sleep at day, which is done by both sexes. The rooster is polygamous, but cannot guard several nests of eggs at once. He guards the general area where his hens are nesting, and attacks other roosters that enter his territory. During the daytime, a rooster often sits on a high perch, usually 3 to 5 feet off the ground, to serve as a lookout for his group (hence the term "rooster"). He sounds a distinctive alarm call if predators are nearby.
The rooster is often portrayed as crowing at the break of dawn ("cock-a-doodle-doo"). However, while many roosters crow shortly after waking up, this idea is not exactly true. A rooster can and will crow at any time of the day. Some roosters are especially vociferous, crowing almost constantly, while others only crow a few times a day. These differences are dependent both upon the rooster's breed and individual personality. A rooster can often be seen sitting on fence posts or other objects, where he crows to proclaim his territory.
Roosters have several other calls as well, and can cluck, similar to the hen. Roosters occasionally make a patterned series of clucks to attract hens to a source of food, the same way a mother hen does for her chicks.
A few general characteristics aid in the visual identification of chickens by gender:
-Both roosters and hens have combs and waddles, but those on the male are more prominent
-Rooster tail feathers are often longer, fuller and pointed
-Hen tail feathers are rounded
-Both roosters and hens have spurs, but those on the male are more prominent
In certain breeds, roosters are also larger than hens. Additionally, roosters crow, while hens do not.
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August 18th, 2017
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