Chicken feathers

Types of chicken feathers include a wide range of colors and patterns that distinguish each breed. Here's a guide to what can be found in a backyard flock.

I have seen some of the newbies asking questions about different parts of the chicken so here are some diagrams I have found on the net. on the chicken...

Your bird's most precious possession is its feathers. Each feather on a bird's body is a finely tuned structure that enables flight in some birds, helps them show off to potential mates, blend into their surroundings, protect the skin and keep...

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Dad and I were checking out the chicks that are nine weeks old today. I noticed that two of them looked like they were missing feathers just above the...

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feather of a rooster

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Nearly 3 billion pounds of chicken feathers are plucked each year in the United States -- and most end up in the trash. Now, a new method of processing those feathers could create better types of environmentally-friendly plastics.

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