Description

A sweater rooster is a mature male from the Sweater bloodline, the yellow-legged, light red American game family refined by Carol Nesmith. The roosters on this listing are adult birds from our own matings, ready to head a brood pen the week they arrive.

Sweater game chickens earned their reputation on consistency. The line traces back to fowl associated with the breeder nicknamed Sweater McGinnis, and it was Carol Nesmith who refined and popularized the modern Sweater. Its background is generally credited with Hatch and Kelso influence, fixed by decades of selective breeding into a settled American game family rather than a cross you can rebuild from scratch. The line breeds true for color, station, and vigor, which is why breeders build whole programs around it. We keep our Carol Nesmith line birds on open yards and select breeders on conformation and vigor, the same standard behind every one of the proven gamefowl bloodlines for sale on our farm.

Sweater rooster breed profile

Breed-typical values for the line are below. The bird pictured is from our pens.

Detail	Value
Bloodline	Sweater, Carol Nesmith line
Comb	Pea or straight, varies by individual
Leg color	Yellow, breed typical
Plumage	Light red body with golden hackle, breed typical
Weight range	About 4.5 to 5.5 lb, breed typical
NPIP status	NPIP certified flock

What you receive

Every order ships the photographed actual bird or an agreed equal from the same mating, with NPIP paperwork in the box, USPS Express delivery nationwide, and a live arrival guarantee; our flock’s National Poultry Improvement Plan testing covers Pullorum-Typhoid and supports clean interstate shipping. The listing also offers pairs and a trio. To build a matched pen, pair him with our Sweater hens, or see everything we keep in the Sweater gamefowl for sale section.