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Sure, let's muddy it up even further!! The average small hatchery (such as the kind often talked about here on BYC) may or may not have access to commercial parent stock, so they just "roll their own." Their customers are pleased, for the most part. However, the HUGE commercial hatcheries...

The explanation has been given in many, many threads. The preference for hens over roosters drives it. People in the industry and in the backyard want to know the sex of the newly hatched chick. The easiest way to accomplish this is to use nature's genetics. Put a gold, red, rooster over a...