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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Plan to secure several square feet of space per chicken to avoid crowding ... Find more advice for raising a feathered flock at omlet.us.

The Faverolles rooster looks like it belongs in a Victorian portrait with its fluffy beard and feathered feet. What’s even weirder is that most chickens have four toes, but this breed has five!

Cochin Bantams are smaller in size than standard chickens, but they still need adequate space to move around and exercise because of their fluffy feathers. A minimum of 4 square feet of coop space ...

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 ...