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I recently did the oval egg shape experiment with seven eggs. I ended up with four roos and three pullets. I don't think the oval egg shape is reliable to produce all pullets.

I think my RIR rooster is more dominent. Forgot to mention my Silver Lackenvelder rooster.

They all run together but last hatch was a test run which I kept and it produced two golden sex link pullets and a red pullet and a few roos.

I am going to incubate some eggs in February. The eggs will come from good laying hens of large brown eggs. Trying to get an idea of how much to sell the chicks for as barnyard straight run. The hens are RIR's, RIW's, New Hampshire Red's, and Golden Sex Links crossed with either a RIR, or...

I will be choosing eggs from my own hens

I plan on continuing with this experiment every time I set eggs this year.

I tried this with seven eggs a few weeks ago. Could be a coincidence but all seven turned out to be pullets. Will be following this method from now on.

I do have a second thermometer that I can put inside the incubator and a hygrometer

What is the temperature it should be programed to. It does not have a fan.

They are regular farm chickens. Producers of nice brown eggs which people where I live seem to prefer. Nothing exotic that lays blue or green eggs. There is a big market here. People are wanting chickens for eggs and for eating.

I want to hatch and sell chicks, but don't do not know what to charge for them. They are a barnyard mixer of RIR, RIW, and Golden Sex Links. Eggs will come from our excellent laying hens. Would sell them around 2 weeks old so they would have a good start. Would probably be sold as straight run.

Glad I have my own flock cause I can choose my own hatching eggs anytime.

I will post update in 2-3 weeks. Should know for sure by then

Hatched seven oval shaped eggs Nov. 21st. They are a week old and looking like all pullets.

They hatched Nov. 21st. Out of nine eggs, seven successful chicks!