Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Ear tuft is a mutation found in the Araucana chicken breed. It causes a skin projection covered in feathers to appear on the sides of the head near the ears. It could be said chickens with this trait appear to have pom-poms stuck on their heads. This mutation is a dominant semi-lethal. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.