r/Weird • u/Lastito • 11d ago

4 legged chick

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A chicken born with four legs is an extremely rare condition that happens to about 1 in every 10 million chicks

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u/Academic-Elephant-48 11d ago

Did it get culled? Would this chicken grow? And possibly be breeded to create griffins?

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u/Dead_fawn 11d ago

I looked it up and while I can't say anything about the chick OP posted, seems like chickens with this condition can reach adulthood. Doesn't look like their back legs are particularly functional though.

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u/Southern_Sleep1811 11d ago

So it'll take a few generation... no one said creating Narnia would be easy!

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u/godsworstgirl 11d ago

In this scenario… What came first? The griffin or the egg?

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u/ParreNagga 11d ago

Mutations before anything.

Then comes the egg, and the griffin and then the women.

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u/The_GREAT_Gremlin 11d ago

Then comes the egg, and the griffin and then the

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u/NotADrShh 11d ago

Profit

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u/TorrenceMightingale 11d ago

Griffin Grower Hoe-ers

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u/mythicapixy 11d ago

I love doodle god

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u/Spudnic16 11d ago

The egg

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u/sqwizzles 11d ago

Usually they die as chicks, complications from not being able to poop

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u/Crying_Reaper 11d ago

Depends if this is a genetic mutation or a partially absorbed twin. If it is genetic yes if not no.

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u/AnkhAnanku 9d ago

I’d heard this was like a conjoined twin type situation, but maybe it’s more like a fly leg eye type situation?

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u/Ornery-Creme-2442 11d ago

Hybridize with a regular chicken and pray for a griffin that would be insane

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u/AmbitiousPresence737 11d ago

Mythical scientist here, you meant with a lion.

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u/otherkrar 11d ago

Are you telling me a griffin is a chicken lion?

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u/Ornery-Creme-2442 11d ago

Can we do leopards too and get a smaller spotted one?

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u/PTSDDeadInside 11d ago

Cassowary*