I know what you mean, LOL might as well go down the road and throw money out the window, So why do I do it year after year? lol In the last year I had 6 or 7 different breeds 70 to 80 chicks or grown birds. I keep coming back to the Orps., this year I will only be hatching off from a Black Orp. Roo with a splash,black,blue Orp. hens. These are the only 4 I will keep!!! The others were either sold or culled.