As regular CFZ-watchers will know, for some time Corinna has been doing a column for Animals & Men and a regular segment on On The Track... particularly about out-of-place birds and rare vagrants. There seem to be more and more bird stories from all over the world hitting the news these days so, to make room for them all - and to give them all equal and worthy coverage - she has set up this new blog to cover all things feathery and Fortean.

Friday 31 May 2013

Little John rules the roost as the world’s biggest cockerel


When it comes to the question of who is the world’s biggest cockerel, Little John rules the roost.

He stands an impressive 66cm (26in) tall and terrifies small children on his owner Jeremy Goldsmith’s Mountfitchet Castle estate.

The secret to the huge bird’s size is a craving for popcorn.


He also helps himself to crisps and sandwiches from visitors to the 4ha (10-acre) grounds in Stansted, Essex.

Mr Goldsmith, 45, said: ‘Little John looks massive compared to the other cockerels and chickens we have on the estate.

‘I think he has grown so big just because he is treated well and you don’t get more free range then here.’

Mr Goldsmith is confident Little John is a world-beater because he reared the previous titleholder, Melvin, who was 60cm (24in) tall.

A Guinness spokesman said: ‘If that measurement is verified then Little John would take the Guinness World Records title for tallest cockerel.’

Brahmas are an Asiatic breed of chicken that originated from China and were known as ‘Shanghai’ birds.



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