The consumption of chicken by people of modernized world is increasing day by day
due to technological advancement in food preparation; meanwhile, chicken feather—
the waste byproduct of commercial poultry processing plants and chicken slaughter
shops—is accumulating at a higher rate. It was estimated that worldwide 24 billion chickens are
killed annually and 8.5 billion tons poultry feather are produced, while India contributes about
350 million tons annually [1]. The poultry feathers are generally dumped, used for land filling,
or burning, which creates huge pollution in soil, water, and air.