The phrase to ruffle your tail feathers means to annoy someone and get the angry, when a ducks becomes frighted or is bothered it makes itself seem bigger by ruffling its feathers so it puffs up.
He has 3 tail feathers.
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.
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flight feathers
Many websites state that the tail of the Superb lyrebird has 16 feathers.
the tail has flight feathers and the flight feathers help a bird to fly.
A bird uses its tail feathers to help with balance and steering while flying. The tail feathers also play a role in courtship displays and communication with other birds. Additionally, some birds use their tail feathers to help them in navigation during long migrations.
tail feathers
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.
This phrase is referencing the way a horse holds it's tail high in the air as it runs.