Opal legbar rooster?

[ColoradoChicken89]

Cream legbars are sexable at hatch so I assume that opal legbars are as well. In cream legbars the males are much lighter because they are double barred. Even though opals are lighter, the difference is probably visible as chicks (never seen them as little chicks so I am guessing.)

It is strange that they don’t sell opal roos though. I have heard that opal pullets are one of their more expensive chicks, maybe they don’t want to be selling males because then there will be lots more breeders and they won’t be as rare or unique anymore? No idea I am probably way off!

That does make sense that they would have to be easily sexed really young to know... because I am assuming it would be about 50/50 every hatch for males/females that it would almost be impossible to not accidently sell roosters if they couldn't easily sex them at a day old.

And yeah, I just find it strange to not sell the roos... I would assume at some point they would have a lot of roosters that go to waste. The rarity part makes sense, cause like I have an opal legbar hen with a EE rooster, so I of course would NOT be getting opal legbars in eggs if I were to hatch her eggs... lol. They would just be an even more unique cross than the EE hens eggs. But I can't help but imagine how much waste that is... Maybe I'm wrong though.