Geneticist Chickens Without Feathers

Israeli geneticist brought the breed chickens without feathers.

According to geneticist Avigdor Kahanera of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, the future of mass poultry farming in warmer countries is breeding birds without feathers.

According to Kahaner, "naked" chicken is perfectly adapted to survive in a warmer climate, he will be able to grow rapidly, will do less damage to the environment, and its meat is low fat. Redhead chick was created by crossing a natural breed of "naked" chicken with conventional broilers.

A genetically engineered featherless rooster struts around the campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Department of Agriculture May 22, 2002 in Rehovot, Israeli. After two years of research, departmental scientists announced the naked chicken, as it has been dubbed, as a low calorie bird because the lack of feathers means the chicken has less fat.