My little fat girl

[jeanette bettis]

I got 6 chicks from Rural King, 2 died and 2 are little midgets, and one I think is a meat bird. Only wanted layers. Problem I see or not all of them are over 2 t0 3 months old. My suspected meat girl is huge , fat, has short and really fat legs, she cannot roost. and she waddles like a duck. I thought about bringing her inside. She gets along with everyone. The other 6 go into the coop at night to roost and chubby goes inside and sleeps in between my 2 3 month old ducks . Is she gonna be ok?

 

[nuthatched]

She'll have to be on a restricted diet but it might be too late depending on her age.

 

[jeanette bettis]

She'll have to be on a restricted diet but it might be too late depending on her age.

She is about 3 months old

 

[jeanette bettis]

someone else posted a comment with similar symtons and someone else replied that she sounded like a meat bird. I DO NOT INTEND TO TURN HER INTO DINNER

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

It’s possible to keep them as pets with a little extra care. I would suggest reading through this thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/experimenting-with-a-few-meat-birds-as-pets.1449592/.