My rooster is a happy bantam schmoo of a guy. Thanks to his favorite girl he is also missing most of his left tuft. She likes to yank on it when she wants his attention.
So good luck with that. I don't know how people both breed and show these birds.
The young ones are really bad for picking them out. I found the more mature hens are not as bad about it..at least my black hens still have their tufts. My roos tufts are always picked clean by the hens. It's a nightmare sometimes.
The only way to ensure you keep tufts on your birds is to pen them separately.
I Caaaannnnnn't hear you sweetheart. It's not my fault, this helmet covers my ears. Unh sorry dear didn't catch that either.
My husband's dream I think- and a perfect excuse. It might help the tufts problem if we could get tiny helmets but I bet my guy would loose more tail feathers off his non-existant hiny.
What an odd and funny situation. I never would have imagined them picking at each others tufts. Although you must admit if you were a chicken you would probably do the same thing...lol