A brief story. We purchased two chickens under the assumption that although they are considered “meat birds”, they were not the extreme hybrid that are ready for slaughter at 10-11 weeks old. In other words they were labeled as the kind of “meat bird” that is more of an option to slaughter or keep as pets. The store knew we wanted them as pets and proceeded to sell them to us anyways under the wrong breed label. We got very attached and the two of them were spoiled during their short lives. They went from running to greet us to not being able to stand or walk overnight. It happened very, very quickly. They were humanely dispatched and were buried under some flower boxes with two chicken statues on top of them. We miss them. There is no reason for this breed to even exist. It is beyond cruel. They died as 11 week old BABIES. 💔