I think the possibility of a rooster is a chance you have to take unless you get the sexed variety (the kind you can tell by the color of the eggshell). My wife (MLPChick) and I are dealing with this now. We have a rooster and it's only a matter of time before we have to get rid of it. It's hard not to get attached and if they are your pets it's hard to see them go. My brother and I had an idea about exchanging roosters for food use. That way you don't have to eat your own chicken. I'm not particularly attached to his and he's not attached to mine. We would just exchange them and everything would be okay....I would really like to make a purchase Septemberish. Will anyone have pullets around that time? I cannot take males per city ordinance and I would grow too attached if I accidentally ended up with a rooster. I could not bare letting it go to possibly be used as meat or some other unknown use. I am not really sure what my options are?...