Saddle feathers?
- Thread starter johnnalei
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So glad you asked cuz I've been wondering the same thing
All chicken breeds have saddle feathers but only roosters do. That is one way you can tell if you have a rooster or hen.
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I thought hens get saddle feathers too, just that they are not as pointed.
Not that I know of.
oh, sorry, forgot to answer. THey are the feathers right behind the wing but before the tail feathers. ROosters get long, pointed saddle feathers. IF you go to the home page of BYC then on the left side of the page they have the learning center button, click it and then go down to chicken anatomy, they have a pic of roos and hens. YOu can see the saddle feathers there.
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Roosters do have saddle tail feathers too.
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I noticed the saddle feathers on my roosters at about 2 months old.
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