I was hoping to try the same idea. With RR/Cornish/heavy breeds I have. Did your hens have issues laying? Generally I read that most hens would have issues with egg production because of leg size. I was told or read somewhere that the rooster should be Cornish and hens other breed. Although you think the hens would get squished when he mounted. I might try saving a few cornish both sexes and see how a trial both ways go. I only have RR pullets though so I will have to sub a rooster from my other heavy breed birds. I do have 2 Ameracauna Cockerals about their age that I really don't know what I want to do with them, they were free with birds I got from feed mill. Woulda had 3 but wife set a limit what I could purchase for birds.
Do you remember what age they were when they came into lay? As I could use one of my younger birds if they are really late maturing. And I have some birds I hatched a few weeks after I got these, of which some most definately be males. I have a couple 3/4 BA 1/4 Leghornthat are white but should have larger body if they turn out to be roos. Otherwise for the time being all my other males (Except Amer) are black and want to get a lighter colored meat bird.
