While normal chicken embryos develop complex feathers ... in the skin), the treated embryos grew simple, unbranched feather buds without proper follicles. These simplified structures looked ...

Their fluffed head feathers were primarily associated with ... “Imagine for a moment what their daily life would be like without chickens. These animals feed the entire planet with their eggs ...

all without changing the chicken’s DNA. 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 ...

In order to shed light on the hormonal interplay underlying sexual dimorphism of chicken feathers, a team of researchers from Japan has now conducted a series of advanced, innovative genetic ...