One of our local breeders ordered a box of buff chicks and ended up with 2 pullets in the lot. So they have Lots of young males available for anyone looking. There are about 3/4 grown and look quite nice. Jerry Segler used to say that he could use a Buff male with whites (sex link gold/silver) and have great buff females in a generation. And you can cross the Buff with Wheatens to strengthen the buff genetics. It takes a generation or two to get clear buff color again, but it does work to improve the vitality of the family quite well.