Feathers development

Gà nòi chicks will not develop tail feathers until 6 to 8 weeks old. The wing feathers of gà nòi chicks are scarce, about 3 or 4 feathers per side. They look muscular as compared to chicks of other breeds. They have only furs, and no body feathers as well as no tail feathers until after 6 to 8 weeks. Gà nòi pullets will develop tail feathers in about 6 weeks. This is noticeably different in comparison to chicks of some other breeds which, will grow tail feathers in 2 days. .

One week old Wings feathers begin to grow.	3 weeks old chicks No tail yet	2 months old Two months old chicks raised by Nhatdinh. No tail.
2.5 months old 2.5 months old male chick raised by Tu Xuong. Tail begins to show.	3 months old Three months old chicks raised by Yellowspurs. The pullet has noticeably longer tail. The male has short tail.	4 months old male 4 months old male chick raised by Nhatdinh.
5 months old 5 months old male chick raised by Tu Xuong.	7 months old 7 months old stag raised by Nhatdinh. Feathers are still growing.	At this age, other breeds of chicken are almost ready for the pit but not gà nòi. It is not good to fight gà nòi under 1 year old. Gà nòi's massive bones need time to reach maturity. The ideal age to fight gà nòi is 1.5 years old. One year for growth, 6 additional months for training. .

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