Rooster
Kids · 5–8A proud rooster standing tall with a bright comb, a sharp beak, and a spectacular fan of curved tail feathers. This is one of the more detailed pages on the site: the feathers are drawn as many long overlapping shapes, which makes it a rewarding page for a child of six or seven who wants something to really work at. Coloring a rooster is a natural way to talk about farm mornings and the noise a rooster makes, and about the difference between a rooster and a hen. Print it on A4 or US Letter, or color it online with the paint bucket.
Comb, wattle and tail feathers
A rooster is the most ornamental bird on the farm — a red comb on top, wattles under the beak, and a spray of long curved tail feathers. Those tail feathers are separate curved regions and the most rewarding part of the page.
It is one of the more colourful subjects here, and one where using several colours is accurate rather than fanciful.
Crowing is not an alarm clock
Roosters crow at dawn, but also throughout the day — it is a territorial announcement rather than a timekeeping service. They have an internal clock that starts them before sunrise, which is a nicer explanation than the one in picture books.
Frequently asked questions
- Do roosters only crow in the morning?
- No — they crow all day. It is a territorial call, though an internal body clock does start them before dawn.
- What age is this page for?
- Five to nine. The tail feathers and comb carry real detail.
