What is the definition of this on a chicken?

[davecash]

the saddle & hackle areas. what are they?

 

[lacyloo]

the saddle is there backs. i dont know what the other thingy is

 

[davecash]

alright, can you tell the sex of a chicken by looking at its back?

 

[lacyloo]

ummm.. no

 

[davecash]

Well some one told me to take a pic of thier saddle. could you please visit the thread and take a look at my chickens and tell me if their hens or roos

 

[SpottedCrow]

Hackles are the neck feathers. They're pointed on a roo, but rounded on a hen.
Saddles are the feathers nearest to the tail. They're pointedon a roo and sometimes hang down like a saddle would on a horse.
Here's an example.
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v210/SpottedCrow1066/?action=view&current=MikeandFuzziesXmas04.jpg
The feathers around the bandanna are her hackles. You can see that some of her hackles look really pointed.
The feathers hanging down around her tail are her saddle feathers.

 

[davecash]

do you care to look at my thread either?

 

[davecash]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=16121