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LONDON, England (AP) -- Webbed feet run in Stumpy's family, but he's the first to have four of them.
A rare mutation has left the eight-day-old duckling with two nearly full-sized legs behind the two he runs on. Nicky Janaway, a duck farmer in New Forest, Hampshire, 95 miles (150 kilometers) southwest of London, unveiled the duckling to reporters on Saturday.
"It was absolutely bizarre. I was thinking 'he's got too many legs' and I kept counting 'one, two, three, four,"' Janaway said.
Stumpy would probably not survive in the wild, but Janaway, who runs the Warrawee Duck Farm in New Forest says he is doing well.
"He's eating and surviving so far and he is running about with those extra legs acting like stabilizers," Janaway said.
The mutation is rare, but cases have been recorded across the world. One duckling named Jake was born in Queensland, Australia, in 2002 with four legs but died soon after.
Think maybe his mom had the bird flu? :)) :)) :)) :))
I like his name. "Stumpy"
:ooo :)) :)) :##
He was born with 4, how many is he suppose to have? ""
Ummm...2?
Quote from: Homer on February 17, 2007, 03:44:30 PM
Ummm...2?
Excuse me, I wasn't born on a farm or even near one....remember I didn't even know if a chicken or rooster laid eggs.
Quote from: Imma Dork!! on February 17, 2007, 03:52:37 PM
Quote from: Homer on February 17, 2007, 03:44:30 PM
Ummm...2?
Excuse me, I wasn't born on a farm or even near one....remember I didn't even know if a chicken or rooster laid eggs.
A rooster is a chicken. :)))
Quote from: Homer on February 17, 2007, 04:11:51 PM
Quote from: Imma Dork!! on February 17, 2007, 03:52:37 PM
Quote from: Homer on February 17, 2007, 03:44:30 PM
Ummm...2?
Excuse me, I wasn't born on a farm or even near one....remember I didn't even know if a chicken or rooster laid eggs.
A rooster is a chicken. :)))
Huh? >:D
Quote from: Imma Dork!! on February 17, 2007, 04:27:31 PM
Quote from: Homer on February 17, 2007, 04:11:51 PM
Quote from: Imma Dork!! on February 17, 2007, 03:52:37 PM
Quote from: Homer on February 17, 2007, 03:44:30 PM
Ummm...2?
Excuse me, I wasn't born on a farm or even near one....remember I didn't even know if a chicken or rooster laid eggs.
A rooster is a chicken. :)))
Huh? >:D
There are hens and roosters. Hens lay eggs. Roosters do not. They are both chickens. :)))
Quote from: Homer on February 17, 2007, 04:37:37 PM
Quote from: Imma Dork!! on February 17, 2007, 04:27:31 PM
Quote from: Homer on February 17, 2007, 04:11:51 PM
Quote from: Imma Dork!! on February 17, 2007, 03:52:37 PM
Quote from: Homer on February 17, 2007, 03:44:30 PM
Ummm...2?
Excuse me, I wasn't born on a farm or even near one....remember I didn't even know if a chicken or rooster laid eggs.
A rooster is a chicken. :)))
Huh? >:D
There are hens and roosters. Hens lay eggs. Roosters do not. They are both chickens. :)))
What do plain chickens do? !@!
Quote from: Imma Dork!! on February 17, 2007, 05:04:58 PM
Quote from: Homer on February 17, 2007, 04:37:37 PM
Quote from: Imma Dork!! on February 17, 2007, 04:27:31 PM
Quote from: Homer on February 17, 2007, 04:11:51 PM
Quote from: Imma Dork!! on February 17, 2007, 03:52:37 PM
Quote from: Homer on February 17, 2007, 03:44:30 PM
Ummm...2?
Excuse me, I wasn't born on a farm or even near one....remember I didn't even know if a chicken or rooster laid eggs.
A rooster is a chicken. :)))
Huh? >:D
There are hens and roosters. Hens lay eggs. Roosters do not. They are both chickens. :)))
What do plain chickens do? !@!
Wind up in l0c0's mouth. !@! !@! !@!
(O+O) Go choke your chicken (O+O) :)) :))) :)) :)))
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Big mistake reading this before 1st cup of coffee. :##