When I got my first flock I was only interested in eggs. Some years later like you I got some chicks from a feed store that were supposed to be females but I did get a male. From then on I have kept the males. I do breed my own birds and around half will be males. I do grow them out and keep the best as my future breeders and sell the rest which helps offset the cost of the feed. As you may have guessed I love to take pictures. Here are some of my past males.
This is a young male I sold to a young girl. She showed him in the youth division and got a champion with him. I love my Reds.
This is a young male I sold to a young girl. She showed him in the youth division and got a champion with him. I love my Reds.