Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: slowef on October 12, 2007, 23:01
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My Gold Laced Orpington has marvelous plumage but in between the feathers it looks like long white hairs are growing. What are these hairs don't seem to see them on the other birds :(
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they are hairs and they are on all other birds just so fine they are hard to spot ,is why i singe my roasting ones :wink:
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oh right I never knew they had them thanks Munty
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:wink: x
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Aunty's scientific answer would be that they are hair like feathers called "rictal bristles" modified from contour feathers meaning they have no vanes. They are found mostly around the eyes, base of the beak and around the nostrils.
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Bristles, ok well we have them in shed loads.
Sorry but in our case thats not right about where they are found, in my Cockerals case he has them all over his body and they are about 2 inches long. He has loads of them.
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men are always more hairier :roll: ..................... :lol: :lol:
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as your lovely photo shows :oops: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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lmao ..... :lol:
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They are found mostly around the eyes, base of the beak and around the nostrils.
mostly not only slowef :lol:
Only mammals have hairs :D