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The Official Forum of the Ameraucana Breeders Club => Breeding => Topic started by: John on March 07, 2012, 09:15:03 PM

Title: My special black chick
Post by: John on March 07, 2012, 09:15:03 PM: He (or she) hatched this week. The two extra legs and feet are growing from the rear area, left of the vent.
Title: My special black chick
Post by: Russ on March 07, 2012, 09:32:05 PM: 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
Title: My special black chick
Post by: dixieland on March 07, 2012, 09:34:49 PM: 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!
Title: My special black chick
Post by: Jean on March 07, 2012, 10:29:02 PM: EEWWW

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

INQUIRING MINDS.....
Title: My special black chick
Post by: Sharon Yorks on March 08, 2012, 12:05:39 AM: 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
Title: My special black chick
Post by: Christie Rhae on March 08, 2012, 01:34:09 AM: ack..that is....disturbing... :o
Title: My special black chick
Post by: John on March 08, 2012, 09:20:09 AM: Quote
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.

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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.

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incubate a double yolker

http://ameraucana.org/abcforum/index.php?a=topic&t=1529
Title: My special black chick
Post by: Beth C on March 08, 2012, 11:54:15 AM: John, you\'re going to end up with something in Ripley\'s yet!

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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. ;)
Title: My special black chick
Post by: dixieland on March 08, 2012, 05:46:23 PM: 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!
Title: Re: My special black chick
Post by: Cesar “CJ” on March 09, 2015, 02:42:58 PM: Does anyone know whatever happened to this chick?
Title: Re: My special black chick
Post by: Lee G on March 10, 2015, 01:32:17 PM: Likely it was culled. ???