Pin feathers describes the newly grown feathers found on a bird that is going through a molt. It emerges through the bird’s skin and it is covered in the same type of keratin that makes up the shafts of feathers. These are the live, immature feathers with a blood supply that is growing out to replace an old feather that the bird has molted. The keratin sheath is composed of protein is similar to our fingernails. It must be removed in order for the new feather to “unfurl” and grow properly. This
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New feathers are compressed in a tubular keratin sheath that dries and crumbles away as the bird preens. These sheaths protect the new feather while it hardens and are sometimes called pin feathers. You can see a new feather poking through on each wing here with Griffin. Moulting occurs in a gradual, bilateral, symmetrical sequence, losing flight feathers on both sides allows the bird to maintain balance in flight. Thanks Griffin for being the perfect model. | Eddie's Flight Club
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