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For things like mud on the feet, the number of feathers makes a big difference. Having just a few feathers is not going to be a big deal, even if large amounts of feathers might be.

Yes, that does seem to be the case. You can also get an idea of how much feathering they will have, based on how fuzzy their feet are as chicks. A few tiny bits of fuzz will be a few feathers as adults (or those few may break off and you don't see them anymore), but fuzz all over the feet is a...

I have a personal dislike of leg feathers because I don't like the way they look (especially when dirty or muddy), but I have owned a few chickens that had feathered feet, and I didn't notice any health issues. There was a thread about two years ago talking about feathered feet, and someone...