Help!!! I think I may have all roosters

8 rooster(see wattles) 9 and 10 are pullets/hens unless they are real young and have not had time to mature yet.
Thank you soooo much!!! You have been a huge help!!! #9-the waddles are small but they are there. I really appreciate you explaining how to tell them apart!!
I had to have my small flock of 6 hens processed because they started eating the eggs and wouldn't stop. I really missed having chickens so I went and got a straight run of each breed. Well needless to say lesson learned!
 
Thank you soooo much!!! You have been a huge help!!! #9-the waddles are small but they are there. I really appreciate you explaining how to tell them apart!!
I had to have my small flock of 6 hens processed because they started eating the eggs and wouldn't stop. I really missed having chickens so I went and got a straight run of each breed. Well needless to say lesson learned!
Yea its hard for most to tell when they are chicks unless its a sex-link breed and Its upsetting to raise them for 4, 5, 6 months and find out most are roosters----for me it would not matter because I deal with so many at one time and sell what I do not want. For someone like you---I think I would get sexed or sex-linked so you stand a good chance of all pullets except for the ones you choose for a rooster. Keep in mind---you do not have to have a rooster to get eggs---only need one if you plan to hatch eggs, but then if you keep them all(different breeds) in the same pen/free ranging together----there will be a lot of cross breeding so you would have a Mixed up flock in the future.

A rooster is good to have to watch over the flock if free ranging.
 

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