Quartz spoke with Dianna Mejstrik, district director of American Brahma Club, who estimates the large Brahma rooster in the video to stand about three feet tall and weigh 10 pounds.

The video of unknown origin features a breed of chicken known as a Brahma, which can grow to more than a metre in height. At least 300,000 people have viewed the video on social media channels ...

The rooster in question is a Brahma chicken, a large breed of chicken cultivated in the US. For a while, at the turn of the 20th century, they were the most in-demand meat breed in the country.

The Brahma chicken was filmed getting out of its wooden house and strutting around its coop like a boss. ... with some chickens growing as large as 14 pounds.

They are said to be "gentle giants" and called "the king of chickens". The Brahma is not the only large chicken breed around, others include the Jersey Giant, Cochin and Cornish Game.

A breed of chickens known as Brahma are especially large. Here, they’re seen on a farm in Kosovo.

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A breed of chickens known as Brahma are especially large. Here, they’re seen on a farm in Kosovo.

A breed of chickens known as Brahma are especially large. Here, they’re seen on a farm in Kosovo.