Great News For Us Dark Meat Lovers

Henrietta is an 18-month-old egg-laying hen from Brendle Farms in Somerset, PA. She was living a life of nameless anonymity until she was discovered to have 4 legs, whereupon the owner's 13-year-old daughter, Ashley, named her Henrietta. We couldn't find a photo of Henrietta, but that's Ashley at right.

The bird has two normal front legs and, behind those, two more feet. They are of a similar size to the chicken's front legs, but don't function. The chicken drags her extra feet behind her.

(Update 9/23/06 - There's a photo here.)

Mike Brendle, the farm's owner, had suggested to his family they sell Henrietta in an Internet auction, but Ashley objected.

There once was a hen from PA
Who had eggs that she needed to lay
But they could not ignore
She'd not two legs, but four
She'd have fetched a great price on eBay