My father told me that some breeds of chicken have four legs. I spent much of my childhood looking for this illusive bird every time we drove past a farm!
A childhood belief about birds

others believed things like this
- In my youth,I was always convinced that my chocolate easter eggs came from my uncles chicken farm!— Jamsie
- My father told me that Frenchmen had three legs.Anon
- I used to believe that if you buried a chicken bone in the backyard it would grow a chickenAnon
- I used to believe "mixed breeds" of dogs were made by two dogs being put in a blender— Andie
- When I caught chicken pox, I thought it was down to me eating too much chicken.— Helen
- I used to believe that all meats were chicken. I called everything chicken. :)— Girlfloyd