I believe you are right. I have read that the temperature at time of conception has a big effect on the sex determination. I would like to see some more studies on this.
So disaster! I am heartsick! As I was posting this post, a hawk came and got Maggie! I can't believe it. It was eating her when I stepped out the backdoor to put her to bed. I hatched her and only kept the one. RIP, my sweet Maggie.
Here is 9 week old Maggie. She was hatched and brooded with these two runner ducks. I think Maggie thinks she is a duck. She is constantly with them and they play and sleep together....except at night. I got a Silver Laced Wyandotte that is Maggie's age and started housing them separately...
OK, I am confused. I thought males grew out black and females grew out cream/tan. So if this is a male, why is it so girly colored? Just trying to learn.. hatched two favorelles 3 weeks ago and I assumed mine were females because they are the cream/tan.
I am getting some LF SF eggs from a lady in Jupiter, FL. Her kids have been raising them for 4-H and have won prizes for them. If you are interested in getting some, PM me.
There is a person who is in 4-H in Jupiter, FL who won with their SF> I just got some eggs from them on Ebay. You could look that person up and ask them.