My first ever deformed chick. Pics may be disturbing!!!

[Marthab1953]

WOW that is horrible, poor chick.

 

[Poultrybonkers]

it looks like it was twins that didn't separate they were conjoined

 

[Funky Feathers]

FASCINATING!!

Wow, that belongs in a museum! Wish u had taken more pics. Wow.

 

[kvmommy]

Definitely has got to be a conjoined twin. I had a conjoined twin embryo...didn't get past day 10 or so...very glad it didn't. Ugghhh...horrible and fascinating!

 

[Hens_And_Chicks]

That was creepy... in a fascinating wierd kind of way... but I must admit... the more I studied the pictures the more grossed out I got...

I have had a chick that hatched and died shortly after because it's abdomen was deformed and it never absorbed the egg yolk. But nothing comparable to this one! Wow!

 

[Sphinx]

whoa. That is really interesting. Poor little guy.


I'm glad you took pictures and shared.

 

[jeslewmazer]

It did freak me out at first, and I kind of still am. I almost had that jerk reaction (almost flung it away from me) when I first saw it, but I didn't. I did not know if others would be interested in this weird experience, but I figured I would share.

 

[Mandymooligan]

Put it in a jar of alcohol and preserve it!

 

[billiejo21]

Looks to me like there was some problem when the egg was splitting to twins...think like a siamese sort of thing...looks like the cells started to split at the top of the chick (hence the two top beaks and extra eye) but stopped for some reason. Very interesting...thanks for sharing

 

[billiejo21]

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I agree!!! I don't know if you have any local college of agricultural, but their poultry department might be interested in the chick (if you still have it!!)