If you can't have roosters anyway, then you can't perpetuate your own lines, for the time being just raise CornishX birds, and you'll be fine. They're gone in 8 weeks, no crowing, no problems.
Really enjoying following. Sorry about the loss.
I'd be constantly second guessing myself if I was making the right choices like you mention with the Del rooster.
How is brooding the ducklings and chicks together working for you? I'm brooding some of both right now, but separately. Six...