r/interestingasfuck • u/Significant_Snow_718 • 29d ago

/r/all Chick with genetic defect

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u/GravityBright 29d ago

Real photo and real chick. From what I remember, this isn't a genetic mutation but a developmental one. The front legs are its real legs, while the ones on the back are largely nonfunctional and obstruct the cloaca. These chicks don't usually live too long.

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u/Decent_Cow 29d ago

This developmental defect is most likely caused by a genetic mutation.

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u/banguette 29d ago

I’m sensing a conjoined twin kind of situation where the twin didn’t make it and this chick fused with why was left