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Show Freak Hen In Kentucky, Paducuh, Ky. A freak lis tho fowl lino Is owned by Miss Linda llrynn, of this city. It Is n pullet, almost grown, that was hatched with but ono leg. There Is no Blgn of u second ono. To ninko up for tho shortage, tho young hen takes steps, or hops, and covers twlco tho distance of tho other chickens. This gives her a comical npponranco In moving, but she can outpace anything In the yard and has easy work In sldo-stepplng mischiov oils dogs, Where tho nnolegAod chlcK shows her headwork is in scratching ror a long tlmo tho one-legged acu stood by and let the rooster do tho scratching, hut several days ago sho began to prnctlco, balancing by stretching out n wing and using It ns n crutch, Now she can stand on tho stltT out-stretched feathers of tho wing und dig with a single leg. |