Just letting everyone know next spring I am wanting a RIR roo I think. I don't know whether to get him as a chick and raise him with the new pullet chicks I am getting or get one a little older. For me I want egg production so I am planning my flock accordingly. I want one rooster and I have decided for now this is the way I am going to go. I also plan to get some Barred Rocks, RIR's, Australorps, Sussex, Delaware and Americana's. With them and my RIR roo I can breed BSL's, RSL's, RIR and I can have some other crosses that would still be good egg producers. There may be a couple more breeds I am going to try but these are the main ones right now.