do roosters loose there hackles and saddles during there molt?

[Harli50]

do roosters loose there hackles and saddles during there molt? because ive seen some realy long saddles and hackles and feel kinda dumb not knowing

 

[chickendales]

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yes the do

 

[Beekissed]

Mine never have....mainly they have lost the roo tail feather or two, some feathers at the base of their tail and a scattering on the neck....but never very much at all.

 

[Harli50]

well part of the question is do they loose then during every molt or every other molt? or do they just grow longer the older they get?

 

[chickendales]

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my polish do it every molt

 

[Beekissed]

I've never seen mine lose them at all....so I guess they just didn't molt and regrow those particular feathers when I would have noticed. Maybe it happens a few at time? Not sure.

 

[jeslewmazer]

Depends on a lot of factors. Some being: Climate or temperature, Breed of chicken, Individual chicken, Diet. Mostly in my are (MS) it all depends on the rooster. Some molt a lot heavier than others. High protein diet, particularly in the hot summers.

 

[sourland]

Yes roosters molt all feathers. Some birds drop almost all of their feathers in a full blown naked-making type of molt while others just replace feathers a few at a time.

 

[AccentOnHakes]

Long-tailed breeds such as Phoenix, etc. don't molt their tails, hackles, or saddles though.

 

[GoldenSparrow]

AccentOnHakes wrote:

Long-tailed breeds such as Phoenix, etc. don't molt their tails, hackles, or saddles though.

what happens if they get pulled out? will they grow back?​