Hatching female chicks method

[CherriesBrood]

Hello, I have been recently trying different methods for hatching female chicks. There is one method of rounder eggs being females and pointed eggs being males, I do believe that is true to a point, but it doesn't work that well. I have recently had a friend tell me another method she says it works for her, but I have yet to try it. If you put your hatching eggs in the refrigerator for a couple of days it will kill all of the males so only the female eggs will hatch. So from what I understand less eggs will hatch but the ones that do hatch will only be females. I haven't gotten a chance to test this out yet I don't think I'll be able to hatch until the end of this year, but in the meantime I was curious if any of you would like to try it out and see what the results are. Also lets have this as a discussion thread for sexing eggs. Any thoughts on this new method?

 

[chickengeorgeto]

Well I was just going to have this as a home method to use. I'm not saying that you will get females all of the time from this you will likely get a male here or there, but i think it could help. This method could be expensive for the hatcheries so maybe they use another method, but it could still work and be a great method for home incubators. I have heard of the alligator eggs temperature impact, but that doesn't mean that it can't work on chicken eggs. Thanks for your opinion.

You could be it, but It's still worth a try.

I'd like to see different people try this out and see what everyone's results are if some people want to experiment.

Experimentation is how Cavemen discovered that Mastodon meat puts pep-in-your-step so never be afraid to experiment because that is how we learn new things. In other words the bravest man in the history of the world was not the dude who ate the first oyster-on-the-half-shell but rather the Red Neck like myself who first conked a living breathing Mastodon on the noggin.

I would like to know how low of a temperature and for how long you intend on exposing you precursor female eggs to before you pop them in the incubator. Be sure to keep us informed every few days.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Hi. So I came here looking for this type if info and I did an experimental batch that hatched last Wednesday. And I figured you might be interested in my results...even if I am long winded with the tale.

I set 14 eggs from my ISA browns that were fertilized by my rooster who I am guessing is an Amber Link. I specifically chose rounder tipped eggs. I put them in my fridge for 5 days, bumping up my temp to about 38 degrees.

On the 6th day, I took them out to come to room temp. I realized that one egg had a crack, so I hastily grabbed a replacement rounded egg and stuck that in the fridge for a few hours. I marked that one. It was also a week fresher.

While they were in the fridge, I brought out my 2 7 egg brinseas. One always ran 'faster' than the other, so I went through the calibration procedure. Changed the batts on my little humistats I put in there and set the temp where I wanted. The default for the incubators is 99.6. From what I read 1/2 a degree to 1 degree less will offer the best chance of females. So I went with 98.9.

I cannot recall what I set the daily cooling period to, unfortunately.

So 2/8/23 at 7 pm I set the eggs. On 3/1/23 I had the first pip around 8 am. By noon, I had a massive chick out... which what looked like a rather developed 'chick comb.' That was the freshest egg. So I figured.... okay-- that's a boy.

The 'faster' incubator was still 'faster' by the way. Lol. Final tally was 5 of the 7 eggs hatching in each incubator, so 10 total. The 4 that did not hatch felt heavy, but I did not open them.

I checked wing feathers (because why not)...and all of them, including my 'big first chick' had staggered feathers on the wing... indicating 'female.'

I will insert the disclaimer here.... that wing sexing and I do not get along.

So yesterday- 3/4/23, I started to notice little tail feathers on 3 of them. And then a couple of others today. I have moved them out to the brooder in the coop, but I will be watching them like a mother hawk.... as it has been my experience that little tail feathers early is a female thing. The only time this was not the case was with my brahmas.

So that's where I am at.

My neighbor gave me some eggs to hatch and they are all pointy. I have out them in the fridge, but really cannot go more than a couple of days because of the freshness of the eggs to begin with. I will be putting those in on Wed the 8th.

Feather sexing only works of the mother and father each had the right feather genes

 

[chickengeorgeto]

I am sorry but specially trained Japanese chick sexing experts make a VERY good living sexing day old baby chicks and even then they are wrong about 5 to 10 percent of the time. I can assure you that if a less expensive way to sex chicks existed that Perdue, Con-Agra, Tyson, or Ross Breeders would have discovered it years ago, especially since a slight difference in incubation temps in Alligator eggs result in all male or all female gators. That being the case every temperature differential methoid known to man has been tried, all to no effect. But remember that gators are reptiles a whole other branch on the species tree of life, and any resemblance that an alligator has to a chicken is purely coincidental.

 

[CherriesBrood]

I am sorry but specially trained Japanese chick sexing experts make a VERY good living sexing day old baby chicks and even then they are wrong about 5 to 10 percent of the time.  I can assure you that if a less expensive way to sex chicks existed that Perdue, Con-Agra, Tyson, or  Ross Breeders would have discovered it years ago, especially since a slight difference in incubation temps in Alligator eggs result in all male or all female gators.  That being the case every temperature differential methoid known to man has been tried, all to no effect.  But remember that gators are reptiles a whole other branch on the species tree of life, and any resemblance that an alligator has to a chicken is purely coincidental.  

Well I was just going to have this as a home method to use. I'm not saying that you will get females all of the time from this you will likely get a male here or there, but i think it could help. This method could be expensive for the hatcheries so maybe they use another method, but it could still work and be a great method for home incubators. I have heard of the alligator eggs temperature impact, but that doesn't mean that it can't work on chicken eggs. Thanks for your opinion. You could be it, but It's still worth a try.

I'd like to see different people try this out and see what everyone's results are if some people want to experiment.

 

[CherriesBrood]

Hello, I have been recently trying different methods for hatching female chicks. There is one method of rounder eggs being females and pointed eggs being males, I do believe that is true to a point, but it doesn't work that well. I have recently had a friend tell me another method she says it works for her, but I have yet to try it. If you put your hatching eggs in the refrigerator for a couple of days it will kill all of the males so only the female eggs will hatch. So from what I understand less eggs will hatch but the ones that do hatch will only be females. I haven't gotten a chance to test this out yet I don't think I'll be able to hatch until the end of this year, but in the meantime I was curious if any of you would like to try it out and see what the results are. Also lets have this as a discussion thread for sexing eggs. Any thoughts on this new method?

There is a thread for "Sexing Eggs" and another keeping record on everyones results.  Wish I could participate but can't keep a Cockerel.

Yes i actually joined it and did my own experiment suprisingly i got really great results i got six round eggs to hatch and 5 turned out to be females then i got 3 pointed eggs to hatch and they were all males. Im wanting to see if there are any other techniques. Thats why im asking peoples opinion on this one plus if they have any other ideas for different techniques. I know that other method worked great for me but not many others. Im really wanting to try this method out but i have no more room for any chicks. Im already over my limit as it is. :/

 

[rbc-bow-chicka]

Yes I agree mak. I have to think there's at least a couple techniques out there for hatching female chicks. Does anybody else have anymore ideas/results?

Hi. So I came here looking for this type if info and I did an experimental batch that hatched last Wednesday. And I figured you might be interested in my results...even if I am long winded with the tale.

I set 14 eggs from my ISA browns that were fertilized by my rooster who I am guessing is an Amber Link. I specifically chose rounder tipped eggs. I put them in my fridge for 5 days, bumping up my temp to about 38 degrees.

On the 6th day, I took them out to come to room temp. I realized that one egg had a crack, so I hastily grabbed a replacement rounded egg and stuck that in the fridge for a few hours. I marked that one. It was also a week fresher.

While they were in the fridge, I brought out my 2 7 egg brinseas. One always ran 'faster' than the other, so I went through the calibration procedure. Changed the batts on my little humistats I put in there and set the temp where I wanted. The default for the incubators is 99.6. From what I read 1/2 a degree to 1 degree less will offer the best chance of females. So I went with 98.9.

I cannot recall what I set the daily cooling period to, unfortunately.

So 2/8/23 at 7 pm I set the eggs. On 3/1/23 I had the first pip around 8 am. By noon, I had a massive chick out... which what looked like a rather developed 'chick comb.' That was the freshest egg. So I figured.... okay-- that's a boy.

The 'faster' incubator was still 'faster' by the way. Lol. Final tally was 5 of the 7 eggs hatching in each incubator, so 10 total. The 4 that did not hatch felt heavy, but I did not open them.

I checked wing feathers (because why not)...and all of them, including my 'big first chick' had staggered feathers on the wing... indicating 'female.'

I will insert the disclaimer here.... that wing sexing and I do not get along.

So yesterday- 3/4/23, I started to notice little tail feathers on 3 of them. And then a couple of others today. I have moved them out to the brooder in the coop, but I will be watching them like a mother hawk.... as it has been my experience that little tail feathers early is a female thing. The only time this was not the case was with my brahmas.

So that's where I am at.

My neighbor gave me some eggs to hatch and they are all pointy. I have out them in the fridge, but really cannot go more than a couple of days because of the freshness of the eggs to begin with. I will be putting those in on Wed the 8th.

 

[rbc-bow-chicka]

Feather sexing only works of the mother and father each had the right feather genes

That could def explain why feather sexing and I do not get along at all.

 

[gimmie birdies]

One of my recent hatches I had, were shipped eggs during a very cold month. 11/14 hatched, and 8/11 were female.

 

[gimmie birdies]

My current eggs set are from a store fridge. I will report when I can how many are male/female.
I am on day 6.