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post #31 of 33
2/22/12 at 1:33pm
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Originally Posted by tbeck3579 View Post



It's fun to try and a lot of people say they get more males from pointy eggs, and more females from oval eggs.  It sure doesn't hurt to have fun with this yippiechickie.gif


Im going to have a go. It should be fun. Like you said it dosnt hurt to try big_smile.png

My ladies & boys are, 1 x Twin called Micky, 2 Light sussex, 2 Buff Orps, 2 blue Silver laced W, 2 Silver Laced W, 2 BR, 1 white star, 1 exchequer, 2 silkies, 1 frizzle, 1 Polish. 8 Marans, 1 Ko Sharmo. Im setting 24 call ducks 26/3/12. Yes im an addict!! :-)

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My ladies & boys are, 1 x Twin called Micky, 2 Light sussex, 2 Buff Orps, 2 blue Silver laced W, 2 Silver Laced W, 2 BR, 1 white star, 1 exchequer, 2 silkies, 1 frizzle, 1 Polish. 8 Marans, 1 Ko Sharmo. Im setting 24 call ducks 26/3/12. Yes im an addict!! :-)

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post #32 of 33
2/22/12 at 1:58pm

Granted it was a very small sampling, but every egg I have tracked to adulthood since hearing of the possible correlation between shape and gender has matched this theory. All the roo's hatched from pointy eggs.

 

Again, though, super small sampling.

 

But I plan to track all the eggs I hatch out from now on. Why not? Even if it's only 10% more likely I'll hatch pullets from a round egg, what does it hurt? If I have too many eggs to fit in the incubator, I will leave out the pointy ones. I will see how many times the egg shape matches the gender. Like I said, even if its only 10% more likely to get one gender than another, skewing the 50-50 to a 60-40 ratio is worth the minimal effort of specifically including some shapes and excluding others.

3 Adults, 2 kids, 2 dogs, 1 bunny, thousands of bees, and 30 chickens: Gold laced, Blue Laced Red, and Columbian Wyandottes (6), Buff Orps (6), Alohas (5), Speckled Sussexes (4), EE's (2), a Barred Rock, a Silver Laced Polish, and some chicks!!!


The virtual pet cemetery: http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=360789

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3 Adults, 2 kids, 2 dogs, 1 bunny, thousands of bees, and 30 chickens: Gold laced, Blue Laced Red, and Columbian Wyandottes (6), Buff Orps (6), Alohas (5), Speckled Sussexes (4), EE's (2), a Barred Rock, a Silver Laced Polish, and some chicks!!!


The virtual pet cemetery: http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=360789

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post #33 of 33
2/22/12 at 3:50pm
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Originally Posted by Tam'ra of Rainbow Vortex View Post

Granted it was a very small sampling, but every egg I have tracked to adulthood since hearing of the possible correlation between shape and gender has matched this theory. All the roo's hatched from pointy eggs.

 

Again, though, super small sampling.

 

But I plan to track all the eggs I hatch out from now on. Why not? Even if it's only 10% more likely I'll hatch pullets from a round egg, what does it hurt? If I have too many eggs to fit in the incubator, I will leave out the pointy ones. I will see how many times the egg shape matches the gender. Like I said, even if its only 10% more likely to get one gender than another, skewing the 50-50 to a 60-40 ratio is worth the minimal effort of specifically including some shapes and excluding others.


Those are my feeling exactly.  I'm glad people are having fun with it, and giving it a try.  It makes hatching eggs a little more fun.

 

God is placing great opportunities in your life...pause and appreciate them. As you choose to enjoy the journey, your life will be much more rewarding and fulfilling.

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God is placing great opportunities in your life...pause and appreciate them. As you choose to enjoy the journey, your life will be much more rewarding and fulfilling.

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