The Ugliest Rooster in the Philippines

One thing I'm going to miss when I return to the US is the endless supply of roosters and chickens walking freely through the streets and through homes. There has been many a lesson where a chicken walks right through the living room area. Each morning we wake up to the roosters crowing. They are everywhere we go!

Recently I was in Cabatuan, visiting with two of our sister missionaries and I saw the ugliest rooster in the Philippines. It may be the ugliest rooster in the entire world. It looked like it had taken a bath in oil and had open sores all over it's body. Cock fighting is huge here and I assume this poor guy had taken quite a beating in a recent fight.