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List of poultry feathers

Feathers shown on this image from 1907 are:
  •    8. Fluff
  •    9. Saddle feathers
  •    10. Sickles
  •    11. Primaries
  •    12. Scapulars
  •    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:[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ Victoria Roberts (2009). British Poultry Standards, 6th edition. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781444309386, pages 13–14.
  2. ^ Pam Percy (2006). The Field Guide to Chickens, 6th edition. St. Paul, MN: Voyageur Press. ISBN 9780760324738, pages 53–57.
  3. ^ J. Ian H. Allonby, Philippe B. Wilson (editors) (2018). 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.