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In our area the large more box like feed store has a period of time where they offer 4 "free" chicks when you buy a 50# sack of feed. Sadly they are almost always a meat bird which is bad because many of the buyers are first time owners and they think they are saving a chick from a bad future...

Chickens come in many colors by breed. Do you know what breeds you bought? Did you by chance get a production breed that is usually for meat? Many meat breeds mature faster to get to optimum growth in a small time frame for processing. These types of breeds are not intended for long term...