Forzie goes out four a walk. . .

18 September 2006 in Waikato Times

Te Uku's four-legged chicken has solved its own conundrum.

For Marlene Dickey's Barnevelder chick it's not about whether the chicken or the egg came first, it's which leg comes first.

The Te Uku chicken breeder first thought the chick used only the two normal-sized back legs to get around on. But at two weeks old the bird is putting on weight and using all four legs.

The chick, named Forzie, has attracted international media attention.

Mrs Dickey says it relies mainly on its bigger rear legs and is getting more co-ordinated all the time.

"He uses most of them, he's figured out he's got a few extras, and uses the little ones almost like a counterweight –- it's quite hard case," she said.