What are the best combinations of rooster and hen for selling chicks?

Leilukka

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We have a group of roosters to choose from and we are setting up the pens for breeding. We would like to know the most popular combinations for an easy chick selling business.

Roosters:
1. True blue frizzle
2. blue cuckoo maran
3. rhode island red
4. heritage plymouth barred rock
5. single barred mix of barred rock dad and black australorp mom
6. single barred mix easter egger of the barred rock dad and ameraucana mom

Hens:
1. Silver Laced Wyandotte X 2
2. Rhode Island Red X 3
3. Ameraucana
4. Mix (barred rock dad + black australorp)
5. Mix (barred rock dad + silver laced wyandotte)
6. Mix Easter Egger (barred rock dad + ameraucana)
7. Blue cuckoo marans X 3
8. Barred rock X 4 (one mama barred rock and 3 of her daughters)

We need more hens, I know. What other hen breeds do we need to buy to complete this?

Yes, all the ones that have the barred rock dad, including the barred pullets are siblings.

The youngest which is the barred rock pullets were born on May 10th and 11th. All other young ones were born in March and April. The heritage barred rock rooster and the blue cuckoo maran rooster are 1 year old.
 
Sex links will be easiest, but then you have to do something with the male's since almost no one will be buying them.

If.youre expecting to have a profitable business, I'd look elsewhere, it's incredibly unlikely ro make any profit, let alone a sizable one if you aren't a major hatchery thar sells all year all over the country
 
Sex links will be easiest, but then you have to do something with the male's since almost no one will be buying them.

If.youre expecting to have a profitable business, I'd look elsewhere, it's incredibly unlikely ro make any profit, let alone a sizable one if you aren't a major hatchery thar sells all year all over the country
Okay, so I have to include shipping and delivery then. Thanks. I'll see what sex links I can pair up in the meantime.
 
Okay, so I have to include shipping and delivery then. Thanks. I'll see what sex links I can pair up in the meantime.
You'll have to also be NPIP certified, which may or may nit have a cost depending on the state, and you also just need a large customer base that reliably buys from you
 

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