What is a Pinched Tail?

[Pam's Little Farm]

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[andrew6d9]

It is when the tail of a chicken looks like it has been pinched.

 

[Pyncheon guy]

A pinched tail is one that is not well spread...a very tight, closed tail. You want the main tail feathers to not over-lap much showing a good depth from top of tail to bottom.

 

[YYZ]

So its nothing they can't live with then?

 

[TK Poultry]

For example in Ameraucanas you want a fairly fanned out tail. and when you look at it from the side it resembles a fan that you would use on yourself. I often think of the Asian hand fan things that you see. but with a pinched tail it looks like that fan is folded up.

I consider this hen to have a fairly pinched tail

this hen as well

this is the best example of a fanned tail that I have had from an Ameraucana in the past

 

[Illia]

Pinched tail

Well fanned tail

 

[Pam's Little Farm]

Thank you. I will examine my birds.

 

[flgardengirl]

Great explanations. I learn something new every day here.

 

[GotGame]

Pinched Tail...

Not a Pinched Tail....

 

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