Saddle feather - Is this the point?

[lablover]

I'm just learning what saddle feathers are, and I've been looking at my 8-9 week old roos. All of my others are just starting to grow these feathers. ( I can see them starting to form) This red and white roo does not have the tiny little ones forming. Instead I found some that look like this red pointy one. (center of the picture, on the left) I just want to know if this is the "pointy" feathers I'm supposed to be looking for on roos.

 

[hdowden]

saddles and hackles dont come in until about 4-5 months of age i think

 

[Jferlisi]

Its really hard to tell with this picture. From the feathers i can make out i dont see any.

 

[lsg1007]

Saddle feathers are the longer feathers draping over the back of the roo just in front of the tail feathers (similar to where you would keep saddle bags on a horse). Hope this pic isn't too small for you

 

[aoxa]

saddles and hackles dont come in until about 4-5 months of age i think

I see saddle feathers on my 11.5 week old roosters. So they probably come in more closely to 3 months

 

[ESofVA]

Saddle feathers are the longer feathers draping over the back of the roo just in front of the tail feathers (similar to where you would keep saddle bags on a horse). Hope this pic isn't too small for you

Where did this diagram come from? I would like to copy it to my files.
I am just now learning more than just about grown roosters and hens and getting eggs, BR's and RIR's and the sex-links they produce! My knowledge base on chickens is not very broad. Those are the two breeds I had many, many years ago and my BR hens hatched the eggs where ever she wanted and that was it! My grandparents had WL and Hampshires, and RIR but I just knew what they were in her flock. She taught me some more that that but not a lot.
Thanks!

 

[ESofVA]

Sorry I butted in!

 

[ramirezframing]

heres some pics for you there right before the main tail

 

[aoxa]

heres some pics for you  there right before the main tail

That second one is beautiful!

 

[ramirezframing]

thanks, he was my first sumatra, lost him last spring at 9 yrs old