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The function of the rooster's wattle is in courting potential mates. It is an ornamental.

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What is the function of the chickens wattle?

A chicken wattle is the usually red flap of skin that hangs under the chicken's beak.


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What is the red thing hanging down from the rooster's chin?

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What ishanging part on a roosters beak called?

if its is red and warm and feels just like the comb on top of the head then that is its wattle


In older chickens how do you pick which is the rooster?

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Why does wattle trees have leaves on them?

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Can a rooster not have a wattle?

The word you seem to be referring to is WATTLES the flaps of tissue hanging from the "chin" under the beak. Not all roosters have them but most do. I raise Araucana chickens and this breed often does not have them. There are a few other breeds that do not develop the wattle.


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What is the difference between rooster and hen?

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What is the name of the loose hanging skin under the throat of a chicken?

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