So I've got a group of hens on my place, including some jennies. I've noticed that some of the jennies (maybe all, I'm not sure) have some longer tail feathers like jakes, just not as obvious.
I've never know hens to have this, but they don't usually strut or display, so I've never really noticed or been looking for it.
Anybody know if jennies have longer middle tail feathers like jakes do?
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Same process as jakes.
Quote from: guesswho on August 06, 2022, 07:58:23 PM
Same process as jakes.
Gotcha. In all my years of turkey watching I've never noticed that on hens.
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About the only time it's noticeable is when they're in flight.
Quote from: guesswho on August 06, 2022, 09:04:01 PM
About the only time it's noticeable is when they're in flight.
This or when running with tail semi fanned out
Quote from: Hook hanger on August 06, 2022, 10:39:34 PM
This or when running with tail semi fanned out
That's how I noticed it. I've got a group of hens that run around together. When they get rambunctious and start chasing each other around they do the semi-fanned tail. That's when I noticed the longer tail feathers.
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Saw a Jennie run the other day with her tail partially fanned out. Noticed the longer middle feathers.
Quote from: Jim K on August 14, 2022, 09:33:31 PM
Saw a Jennie run the other day with her tail partially fanned out. Noticed the longer middle feathers.
This is the first time I've ever noticed that.
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