Re: Fact or Myth ?
Jakes can open their fans just fine, but the forum is correct in that their center feathers on the fan are longer in the center, due to immaturity...there are some "early" hatch birds that have a jake beard...aka smaller than usual (3-5 inches) that have a full fan and are called "junior birds"....and a bearded hen will have a full fan, but shorter than a true gobbler 2 yrs old or older...home this helps............al