"The effect is really clear once they hatch," Cooper said. "And the change lasts. Once the chickens develop the feathers, they don't go back to having scales on the targeted area." ...

Everyone has heard the joke, “Why did the chicken cross the road?” But did you ever wonder who the original “chicken” was?

Citation: Arnould C, Love SA, Piégu B, Lefort G, Blache M-C, Parias C, et al. (2024) Facial blushing and feather fluffing are indicators of emotions in domestic fowl (Gallus gallus domesticus).

The domestic chicken, scientifically known as gallus gallus domesticus, is the most common bird in the world.

Chickens are polluting the genomes of their undomesticated relatives — and this mixing seems to have speeded up 1. Humans domesticated chickens from populations of wild red junglefowl (Gallus ...

"The effect is really clear once they hatch," Cooper said. "And the change lasts. Once the chickens develop the feathers, they don't go back to having scales on the targeted area." ...