Yes, Gertrude McFuzz is unhappy with her tailfeathers, so she decides to do something about it. It backfires. The story is basically being happy with who you are, and your strengths an weaknesses, and not wanting to be someone else.
Gertrude may be experiencing a molt or damage to her tail feathers. Make sure she has a balanced diet with enough protein for healthy feather growth, and provide enrichment to reduce stress and prevent feather picking. Consult with a veterinarian if the issue persists or worsens.
He has 3 tail feathers.
Tail feathers are for steering, like the rudder on a boat.
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Gertrude gets a HUGE tail (bigger than Mayzie's) to try to impress Horton, but she realizes that with her new luxurious tail that she can't fly and she was better with her one feather tail :)
Contour feathers are on the wings and tail.
the tail has flight feathers and the flight feathers help a bird to fly.
Many websites state that the tail of the Superb lyrebird has 16 feathers.
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turkey feathers are bigger
All 1879 issues have 7 tail feathers.
I'm pretty sure all male chickens (AKA Roosters or cockerels) have tail feathers. Actually, roosters are the pretty chickens with really really long tail feathers. If a male chicken is lacking tail feathers, they were probably pulled out by an outside source.