Unfortunately, that seems to be true. I will be creating a new thread to find someone who wants my 2 roosters. I will just purchase 2 hens from a local farm.
I have a flock of 3 beautiful Rhode Island Reds. However, 2 of them turned out to be roosters (pic below) !! They are about 4 months old.
If anyone living on Long Island (or w/in hour drive from NYC) has 2 relatively young (6 months or younger) hens - and is interested in trading them for 2...