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Chicken legs are essentially the same as human legs, only smaller, so the joint between the upper leg and the rest of the body is a ball-and-socket joint, while the upper leg to lower leg joint is a hinge joint.

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a ball and socket joint????it could be a gliding joint i think...

noo.... its the hinge joint.

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