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Up to about 4 or 5 months old the rate will be roughly equal, after that Males usually feather more slowly and patchier than hens. The roosters tail will take longer as it has more to grow.
A chicken sickle is a group of bladed Chinese weapons that can be used as a single or double weapon. They include the Chicken-claw and Chicken-saber. The function of these are offensive and defensive in protecting one's property. Another chicken sickle is the long, draping curved sickle feathers in the tail of roosters. Many times these feathers are green, a color you will not find in the hen. There is not a specific function for these feathers except to identify a rooster versus a hen.
Longest Tailed ChickenThe Japanese Onagadori has the longest tail.2nd Longest Tailed ChickenThe chicken with the longest tail and tail feather is the Japanese phoenix rooster, it tail feathers have a record length of 20 feet long.
Yes it does have a tail.
Yes, but hen tails are different to rooster tails. The shape and size of a chicken's tail depends on it's age, breed and gender. As a general rule of thumb roosters tail feathers tend to be longer and arch downwards, a hens tail feathers are straighter and tend to sweep upwards.
The Rooster/cockerel will have a larger comb and waddles. He will also have longer tail feathers and if you look on the inside of the legs they also have bumps where they'll grow spurs.
He has 3 tail feathers.
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at about 8 weeks old or so they start developing small differences. For example, their cones on the top of their head might be bigger, they might have longer tail feathers, and they might have a broader chest. They might be more aggressive, or even start to rooster when they are young. if they rooster, they are a rooster- and it is loud and might be obnoxious.
Yes. The long tail feather often drop off during the first molt when all the roosters feathers are replaced by new one's. The new long feathers will take more time to regrow so be patient, they will come back. Many roosters lose the long feathers due to picking from the hens while they roost at night
Most likely your hens are molting but if the bald spot is on the saddle...the area on the back just above the tail, what is happening is the rooster is wearing away the feathers from mating with the hen. This is normal and will last until the next molting period when the hen will not allow the rooster to mount her and her feathers will re-grow.