DAMMAM, 16 January — A four-legged chicken produced at a poultry farm in Dammam has created a sensation here, and the manager on whose farm it hatched has received many offers from potential buyers.
The deputy general manager of Afnan Poultry Farm, Abdul Aziz Khan, brought the freak chicken to the Arab News bureau in Dammam. He said that the chicken was now 40 days old and weighed 1,200 grams.
Apparently, the chicken lives a normal life. While it walks with its two front legs only, when running it uses all four.
Khan said that the fact the chicken had four legs was noticed only few weeks ago, when workers at the poultry farm were loading chickens for the market.
He decided to spare the chicken because of its uniqueness.
"Never before have I seen a chicken with four legs," he said.
He added that he has already received hundreds of offers for the chicken. "A trader from Riyadh has offered SR25,000 for it," he claimed.
However, he is biding his time, convinced that higher bids will come in.
Khan said that he is also trying to contact research organizations around the world, especially in the United States, so they can examine the chicken.
Khan stated that there are more chickens with unusual physical attributes at his farm, but because they are still young and fragile he is unable to put them on display to substantiate the claim.
However, he assured Arab News that once they mature he will indeed bring them to our office here.
