Here is what a tuft should look like notice the tufts feathers are attach to a peduncle of skin.


  Ringlet shape: All the feathers grow in one direction and fit together tightly making a ringlet or spoon bowl shape. Their directions can                          be upward, backward, frontward.

Fan shape: All the feathers grow in one direction but they are spread out or fanned. Frequently this form is vertical or Horizontal.

 Ball Shape: Unlike the first two the feathers of the ball type grow in many directions and comes together at their tips to create a                                     spherical shape.


Rosette shape: Also has feathers that grow in many direction but they spread outward instead making an irregular fluffy mass.

  Powder Puff shape: It has feathers that grow uniformly away from the centre in a circular pattern.