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I apologize for the late response, thank you all for your opinions. I agree with Centrarchid with that the feathers/down do provide insulation. I can't imagine why they wouldn't. Here is a picture of the foot of a Pavloski chicken, its the closest I've seen to ptarmigan-type foot feathering...

Thanks for the replies, I found the thread on the guy who is/was trying to recreate the hypothetical Gallus Giganteus - here it is for anyone interested: http://www.ganoi.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13372&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=25 there are pictures of the birds on some of the pages. The...

So I have a a project going on that is basically to breed a chicken that is capable of feral survival here in Minnesota and like environments, I would like input on whether you think feathering on the legs and toes would be an advantage (such as protecting the feet from the snow, etc.) or a...