Buff brahma is what my cockeral is... 4 months old... How long did yours take to start crowing?? How long before he started mating??
Also, if your worried about getting the sex you dont want you could always get sex links... 100% accurate sexing and they are egg layin machines
Sexing day old chicks is not 100% thats true... But hatcherys have people who do it everyday and are very good at it... Ive never ordered a chick and got the wrong sex... They cant claim 100% or they'd be sued, but its like 99% and the other 1% is fully edible
In my less than a year chickening one of the things ive found is chicken people dont laugh at, they help
True ya dont want old hens, after a few years they stop laying eggs... Pullets would be fine, people buy and sell them everyday
But chicks!! Ya cant beat chicks and they arent fragile as...