Where do feathers come from? The answer is more bizarre than you think! Please subscribe to continue learning what makes life AWESOME: https://BioBush.tv/subscribe Birds don't just use the same feathers throughout their lives. The feathers fall out, then replace themselves every few months. Each feather grows out of a feather follicle, the same way we have hair follicles. This video explains how a new feather grows, how it gets its color, and how it keeps safe from dirt and bacteria while it grows. Copyright 27A. Down Feather Development: Gallus domestics [silent] by UMass Amherst Libraries (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFfXz4k7jNM). Used under Creative Commons cc-by 2.0. Bizarre Birds - https://BioBush.tv/birdbeaks Ask a Zookeeper #1 https://BioBush.tv/aaz1 // New animal videos every Friday. Life is AWESOME. Learn why! I'm tweeting about birds at - https://twitter.com/BioBush And now Instagram at - https://www.instagram.com/biobush/ Thanks for watching! You're awesome! ~-~~-~~~-~~-~ Learn about some awesome birds in "Birds of Prey - Full Wildlife Documentary 2019" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYrufpW3PfY ~-~~-~~~-~~-~