Related: Chicken Breeds With Feathered Feet The Dominique is considered to be America’s oldest chicken breed, earning it the ...

The study is part of a broader effort to learn how and why feathers first evolved. Researchers had previously altered the same gene to turn scaly chicken feet feathery, but turning back the clock ...

Of pigeons, dinosaurs and early birds Most birds have scales on the feet and toes and feathers elsewhere. Some -- like snowy owls, golden eagles and ptarmigans -- have foot feathers. Only chickens ...

Chicken with Feathers on Their Feet When the chickens hatched, they had downy feathers on their feet, on the footpads and digits, and these feathers later developed into adult ones that grew in ...

Here’s how it works. By tweaking a specific gene, scientists have discovered a way to permanently transform the scales on a chicken's feet into feathers. The results provide new insight into the ...

Tweaking the Sonic Hedgehog gene can transform different aspects of development in chickens. For instance, transient over-expression of the gene can permanently turn feet scales into feathers. But ...