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Size difference in a rooster and hen can cause problems, but the fear is pretty much overrated. Plenty of people keep full sized roosters with bantam hens and don't have a problem. You are dealing with live animals so nothing is guaranteed though. Some roosters are brutes. When chickens...

I'm not sure it is genetic quite the way you are thinking. When hens get excess protein, they can release an extra yolk. This can lead to double yolked eggs or sometimes two eggs in one day. Sometimes, that second egg can be soft shelled because the shell gland does not have time to make...

I can understand "delays". Even when I think I control the schedule it seems like I don't. Would you mind commenting on how you fed them? Dressed weight is going to depend on feeding regimen, so how did you feed the young ones you butchered? What protein feed and how much free range was in...