My special black chick

[John]

He (or she) hatched this week.  The two extra legs and feet are growing from the rear area, left of the vent.

[Russ]

Look\'s like you better call  KFC that might be the perfect kind of chicken for them. 4leg\'s 4 thigh\'s 1 breast  :p

[dixieland]

This is really cool!!!
Do you think this is the result of \"twins\" where the cells did not split completely?
Or is this a different mutation~~maybe along the same lines as the polydactyl gene?

Thanks for sharing, John!

[Jean]

EEWWW

Are they attached to the body or do they feel like they could be removed easily from the skin???

INQUIRING MINDS.....

[Sharon Yorks]

That\'s funny. Someone was just asking me yesterday what would happen if you tried to incubate a double yolker. I said I didn\'t know, but it probably wouldn\'t live. Was this from a double yolk egg?

Sharon

[Christie Rhae]

ack..that is....disturbing...

[John]

Do you think this is the result of \"twins\"

It may be.  I believe that is the theory when people and animals have extra limbs.  There are photos of other 4 legged chickens on the Internet that can be found by a search.  
I guess it is normal for us to stare at and study those that are different.  I posted the photo to show what can happen and won\'t sell her/him to a sideshow.  A friend on the phone last night said this chick should live a full life...I guess because it is special he thinks it should have special privileges.  I don\'t have a use for it and will give it to any club member that wants it.  

attached to the body

Yes.  I haven\'t studied it in detail, but the shanks/legs seem to come from a common hock and I can feel a thigh beyond that that protrudes from the body much like the normal two thighs...just in an odd location.

incubate a double yolker

http://ameraucana.org/abcforum/index.php?a=topic&t=1529

[Beth C]

John, you\'re going to end up with something in Ripley\'s yet!

A friend on the phone last night said this chick should live a full life...I guess because it is special he thinks it should have special privileges.  I don\'t have a use for it and will give it to any club member that wants it.

Sounds like your friend needs a 4-legged chicken.

[dixieland]

Thanks for sharing with us......I guess chickens are like dogs in the regard that if you breed animals for a long enough time you will see EVERYTHING!

[Cesar “CJ”]

Does anyone know whatever happened to this chick?

[Lee G]

Likely it was culled.