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FEATHERLESS chickens are nervous birds, but they might mean cheaper dinners. Raising chickens without feathers eliminates one step in processing the birds for market. And since a fourth of the protein in a broiler goes into its feathers, a nude bird would yield more meat.
Research into featherless chickens began in 1953 when Ursula Abbott, a professor of bird genetics at the University of California at Davis, found one in a batch of chicks she had ordered from New Hampshire. Since then, scientific breeding has produced hundreds of the genetic freaks, the National Geographic Society says. Entire flocks in laboratories wear only an occasional wispy feather.
But there are several reasons why none of the smooth-skinned birds have appeared on supermarket shelves. Whether from embarrassment or whatever, the denuded fowl are extremely nervous and prone to develop stomach ulcers.
Without their protective coats, they also are susceptible to chills. Their feathered brethren can sur
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