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@Mina MEOWZA There's lots of opinions and viewpoints, but there doesn't seem to be only one correct solution. The best decision is the one that you feel you can live with.
Glad to have you here and hope you enjoy the site!
Yes, the chick culling is sad. Soon they'll be able to identify and only incubate mostly females so the males won't have to suffer. But most breeders also cull pretty heavily to breed and sell only the best stock. Sometimes the extra cockerels...