To dominate a backyard chicken pageant in this town, a bird must have luxuriant plumage, a plucky personality, and be in good shape. It also helps to show up — with a mite-free derrière. Of the 12 ...

“When we got our first rooster home, we had one of those Rural King chicken coops, and he was so big he couldn’t even fit through the door,” Teresa said. They also learned that despite their ...

The call to IT was a strange one. A cochin rooster had accidentally changed a password on a cash register, and someone needed to come and unlock it. “We had to explain the situation—a chicken changed ...

Fifteen-year-old Madison Waggoner wanted Bruce and not Bruce’s Girl to get the ribbons. Bruce won first place in his class — a Feather-Legged Black Cochin chicken — but Bruce’s Girl was grand champion ...

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HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 20 November 2025 - With over 125 years of history in Japan, the legendary Japanese ...