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post #11 of 15
3/7/12 at 3:34pm
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Neat!! Thanks for the info!

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post #12 of 15
3/7/12 at 6:22pm

I once had a mutt chick hatch that had 4 legs, the mother was feather legged and father clean legged. The normal two legs had slight feathering while the legs under the wings were smooth. The chick died a day after hatching.

 

 I do believe I am part of a set of identical triplets. My twin and I each have a third nipple and something else that I can't mention that is half of another male. It is like we each absorbed half of what could have been a triplet. When you see us side by side it looks like the other would be to the left side in my case and right side in his case.

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post #13 of 15
3/7/12 at 6:55pm
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 I do believe I am part of a set of identical triplets. My twin and I each have a third nipple and something else that I can't mention that is half of another male. It is like we each absorbed half of what could have been a triplet. When you see us side by side it looks like the other would be to the left side in my case and right side in his case.

 

Actually "third nipples" are very common in humans

 

 

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A supernumerary nipple (also known as a third nipple, triple nipple, accessory nipple,[1] polythelia or the related condition: polymastia) is an additional nipple occurring in mammals, including humans. Often mistaken for moles, supernumerary nipples are diagnosed at a rate of 1 in 18 males and 1 in approximately 50 female humans.

 


 

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If Timmy had a German Shepherd he wouldn't have been in the well in the first place.

Ameraucanas, FBCMs, BOs, BLRW, EEs, bantam Cochins, Black Australorps, Speckled Sussex, Rhode Island Reds, White leghorns, and Bobwhite Quail.   1 Beagle, 2 German Shepherd Dogs, 1 cat, lots of honeybees,  2 grown daughters and a very handy and understanding husband!

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post #14 of 15
3/7/12 at 7:05pm

That is what I have heard. I have never met another person with it yet but you never know. It is the triorchidism that my twin and I both have that isn't so common and the fact that the 'extras' are on opposite sides, almost like we were connected by another brother

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post #15 of 15
3/8/12 at 6:08am

Your other condition is rare with only about 100 recorded cases ~ showing up in twins I would think is even more rare.  Please be diligent about medical exams as it holds an increased risk of cancer in those parts.

~ Julie ~


If Timmy had a German Shepherd he wouldn't have been in the well in the first place.

Ameraucanas, FBCMs, BOs, BLRW, EEs, bantam Cochins, Black Australorps, Speckled Sussex, Rhode Island Reds, White leghorns, and Bobwhite Quail.   1 Beagle, 2 German Shepherd Dogs, 1 cat, lots of honeybees,  2 grown daughters and a very handy and understanding husband!

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~ Julie ~


If Timmy had a German Shepherd he wouldn't have been in the well in the first place.

Ameraucanas, FBCMs, BOs, BLRW, EEs, bantam Cochins, Black Australorps, Speckled Sussex, Rhode Island Reds, White leghorns, and Bobwhite Quail.   1 Beagle, 2 German Shepherd Dogs, 1 cat, lots of honeybees,  2 grown daughters and a very handy and understanding husband!

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