1. On the neck: The row of narrow feathers around the neck constitutes the hackles. Hackle feathes can stand up when the chicken is angry. These feathers are often a different color than the body feathers,and they may be very colorful in a male chickens, the hackle feathers are pointed and iridesent. Female hackle feathers have rounded tips and are duller.
Monday, July 23, 2012
5 types of feathers number 1
This comes From Raising Chickens For Dummies.
1. On the neck: The row of narrow feathers around the neck constitutes the hackles. Hackle feathes can stand up when the chicken is angry. These feathers are often a different color than the body feathers,and they may be very colorful in a male chickens, the hackle feathers are pointed and iridesent. Female hackle feathers have rounded tips and are duller.
1. On the neck: The row of narrow feathers around the neck constitutes the hackles. Hackle feathes can stand up when the chicken is angry. These feathers are often a different color than the body feathers,and they may be very colorful in a male chickens, the hackle feathers are pointed and iridesent. Female hackle feathers have rounded tips and are duller.
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