List of poultry feathers

[[File:A Silver Wyandotte Male, Illustrating the terms commonly used in speaking of a Chicken.jpg|thumb|250px|Feathers shown on this image from 1907 are:
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{{spaces|3}}8. Fluff|

{{spaces|3}}9. Saddle feathers|

{{spaces|3}}10. Sickles|

{{spaces|3}}11. Primaries|

{{spaces|3}}12. Scapulars|

{{spaces|3}}19. Tail coverts}}]]

Some terms used for the feathers of poultry are identical to those used for feathers of other birds, while others are specific to poultry. They include:{{r|roberts|percy|allonby}}

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Feather ! Description ! Image ! Notes
Beard \| Feathers projecting below the beak \| \| only in bearded breeds
Crest \| Feathers projecting upwards from the head \| \| only in crested breeds
Ear tufts \| Feathers projecting from the ear \| \|
Flight coverts \| Short feathers covering the base of the primaries and secondaries \| \|
Fluff \| The soft feathers on the underside of the bird \| \|
Lesser sickles \| Long curved feathers of the tail, below the sickles \| \| only in cock birds
Main tail feathers \| The long straight feathers forming the tail, under the tail coverts \| \|
Muff \| Feathers projecting below and around the eyes \| \| only in bearded breeds
Neck hackles \| The long feathers of the neck \| \|
{{nobreak\|Primary flights or primaries}} \| The longest and outermost feathers of the wing \| \|
Saddle feathers \| Feathers covering the back or saddle before the tail coverts; in cocks they are long and pointed \| \| divided into upper and lower saddles
Scapulars \| Short feathers on the upper side of the wing near the body \| \|
Secondaries \| The long flight feathers of the inner part of the wing \| \|
Sickles \| The two longest curved feathers of the tail \| \| only in cock birds
Tail coverts \| Short feathers covering the base of the main tail feathers in cocks, and most of the tail in hens \| \|
Vulture hocks \| Stiff feathers projecting downwards behind the leg \| \| only in some breeds
Wing bar \| Short feathers covering the base of the secondaries and of the flight coverts \| \|
Wing bow coverts \| Short feathers covering the upper part of the wing between the scapulars and the wing bar \| \|

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Feather

! Description

! Image

! Notes

Beard

| Feathers projecting below the beak

| only in bearded breeds

Crest

| Feathers projecting upwards from the head

| only in crested breeds

Ear tufts

| Feathers projecting from the ear

Flight coverts

| Short feathers covering the base of the primaries and secondaries

Fluff

| The soft feathers on the underside of the bird

Lesser sickles

| Long curved feathers of the tail, below the sickles

| only in cock birds

Main tail feathers

| The long straight feathers forming the tail, under the tail coverts

Muff

| Feathers projecting below and around the eyes

| only in bearded breeds

Neck hackles

| The long feathers of the neck

| The longest and outermost feathers of the wing

Saddle feathers

| Feathers covering the back or saddle before the tail coverts; in cocks they are long and pointed

| divided into upper and lower saddles

Scapulars

| Short feathers on the upper side of the wing near the body

Secondaries

| The long flight feathers of the inner part of the wing

Sickles

| The two longest curved feathers of the tail

| only in cock birds

Tail coverts

| Short feathers covering the base of the main tail feathers in cocks, and most of the tail in hens

Vulture hocks

| Stiff feathers projecting downwards behind the leg

| only in some breeds

Wing bar

| Short feathers covering the base of the secondaries and of the flight coverts

Wing bow coverts

| Short feathers covering the upper part of the wing between the scapulars and the wing bar

References

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J. Ian H. Allonby, Philippe B. Wilson (editors) (2018). [https://books.google.it/books?id=A6BtDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA489&hl=en British Poultry Standards: complete specifications and judging points of all standardized breeds and varieties of poultry as compiled by the specialist breed clubs and recognised by the Poultry Club of Great Britain], seventh edition. Chichester; Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley Blackwell. {{isbn|9781119509141}}, pages 13–14.

Victoria Roberts (2009). [https://books.google.it/books?id=nAfyUHY42u0C&hl=en British Poultry Standards], 6th edition. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons. {{isbn|9781444309386}}, pages 13–14.

Pam Percy (2006). [https://books.google.it/books?id=Ml3JN9V6yc4C&hl=en The Field Guide to Chickens], 6th edition. St. Paul, MN: Voyageur Press. {{isbn|9780760324738}}, pages 53–57.

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