Long story short I just found out that one of my RIRs is most likely a meat bird not a layer. I feel so bad for her, she eats and drinks but lays down all the time and walks very little. Her breast feathers are a huge mess because of it. I would not have a problem with letting her live out her life making her as comfortable as possible but I don't want her to suffer, would it be best to have her put down? She is 12 weeks old today, full red comb, red waddles, huge feet and kinda splayed large legs. I raised her since she was 1-2 days old. I have been told that her heart etc. will give out because of her large size etc., don't know how true that is being new to having chickens but at the rate she has grown compared to the other RIR it could be true. I probably know the answer to my question but has anyone else gone through this? How could this have happened when I believed I was purchasing layers from a local reputable store.
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