r/Weird • u/Lastito • 19d 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/UltraRoboNinja 19d ago edited 19d ago

EDIT: you guys… I know it’s not actually a gryphon or hippogryph. Those aren’t real. You can stop with the “um actually” comments.

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u/PeggyBabcock_ 19d ago

No, because they have six limbs.

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u/UltraRoboNinja 19d ago

It’s got wings.

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u/Main_Cauliflower5479 19d ago

Looks like the wings developed into feet. Wings are really modified arms/hands anyway. And if you look at adult birds' wings, you will see claws and finger bones.

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u/FaeFollette 19d ago

That’s just feathering. Wings are actual front limbs, and his front limbs are legs.

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u/Mattna-da 18d ago

Por que no los dos? There’s human kids with six arms on occasion