Domesticating the wild fowl?

When I came across these fowls, the unmistakable white patch and grey legs on each one suggested that of the male and rather cross-bred female Red Jungle Fowls.  On closer look, the male seemed to have its feathers plucked out nearer its head, and it made me wonder if this could be a way to domesticate the wild ones.
This is the real McCoy.

From a distance it's not easy to spot the plucked portion of the male fowl.

Only when I looked at the images did I realise what had happened to this male fowl.