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A comb. It's called a comb, and it's found on many different species (and sexes) of fowl.

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What do roosters have on their heads?

Usually feathers but if you are talking about the red fleshy thing on the head of a rooster, that is called a Comb. The red flesh below the beak is called a wattle.Combs and wattles are used to help cool the bird down and to attract a mate.


What is the thing on top of the narwhals head called?

It is a tusk.


What is the rubbery thing on a chickens heads?

A cockscomb, cock's-comb, or (less commonly) coxcomb is a fleshy growth, caruncle, or crest on the top of the head of many gallinaceous birds, notably turkeys, pheasants, and domestic chickens. It is generally larger on males than on females.The crest is a prominent feature exhibited by several bird and dinosaur species on their heads.


What do you call the red thing on top of a rooster's head?

The red "skin" on a rooster is called the comb and wattle. The comb is the fatty loose "decoration" on the roosters head and is used for both cooling the rooster when it is hot and for attracting a mate. There are eight distinct varieties of combs on chickens and roosters. These are the varieties recognized by breeders, Buttercup, Cushion, Pea, Rose, Silkis, Single, Strawberry and V-shaped. The wattle is made of the same material, hangs under the neck and does the same job as the comb…it is the area of the chicken where the blood comes closest to the surface of the skin and allows air to cool the blood running through it.


What is the name of the top of a Horses head between the ears?

The knobby area on top of a horses' head and between the ears is called the poll.

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What do roosters have on their heads?

Usually feathers but if you are talking about the red fleshy thing on the head of a rooster, that is called a Comb. The red flesh below the beak is called a wattle.Combs and wattles are used to help cool the bird down and to attract a mate.


What do you call the thing on top of toad's head?

The thing on top of Toad's head is called a Mush.


What is the thing on top of a cockatiels head called?

it is called the crest


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


What is the thing on top of the narwhals head called?

It is a tusk.


What is the thing on top of the Buddha's head called?

Akanishta


What is the red thing on the top of the rosters head?

It is called the Comb.


What is the flowery thing on top of a fairy's head called?

a hat


What is the thing on a roosters neck called?

CombAnswerGIGLONo, the comb is the fleshy structure on top of their head (there are several different types, not just the normal type, which is called a 'single comb'). I think the questioner was asking about the 2 fleshy flaps of skin which hang under the beak, down the front of the neck. These are called 'wattles'.


Do crawfish have noses?

no, they have a nose-like thing on the top of its head called a rostrum


What is the thing on top of the swimmers head called?

they wear a swim cap to reduce drag


What is the rubbery thing on a chickens heads?

A cockscomb, cock's-comb, or (less commonly) coxcomb is a fleshy growth, caruncle, or crest on the top of the head of many gallinaceous birds, notably turkeys, pheasants, and domestic chickens. It is generally larger on males than on females.The crest is a prominent feature exhibited by several bird and dinosaur species on their heads.