Show Half Hen and Half Duck Policeman Joseph Lussler of Wllll mantle has n queer freak chicken The question which perplexes tho observer ob-server Is whether tho freak Is n lion or a duck Tho henduck was hatched last May and It has always borne the eccentricities herewith described Us breed Is tho white Wynndotte It has tho head of n pullet and other characteristics charac-teristics but Its walk posture otc fire like tho ducks When walking Its body assumes the upright position as In the picture Its tall Is short nnd stubby and has that peculiar wag such as only tho duck can give It and Us legs amid foot resemble those of a duck though the feet lack a web When It tries to cackle It makes a sound which Is seemingly a mixture of a cackle and n quack It eats from tho ground like n duck and drinks a taf I A ryl i i great amount of water As yet the freak has not laid an egg or essayed to swim und these may determine I later on to which family It belongs Now York Herald |