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    Cockerel only able to hatch female chickens?

    Yea that makes sense, Its hard to put it down to luck. Only had 1 chick not survive too.
  2. J

    Cockerel only able to hatch female chickens?

    Damn that's very interesting, Is it possible the mother consciously decided not to have male offspring to keep it out of danger from my current cockerel?
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    Cockerel only able to hatch female chickens?

    "In birds, the sex of the embryo is determined by the egg, not the sperm (as it is in humans)." Well that annihilates my King Henry VIII theory entirely 😂. Thanks for sharing the link!
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    Cockerel only able to hatch female chickens?

    I don't ever want another cockerel with the one I have right now so yea fully agreed
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    Cockerel only able to hatch female chickens?

    Its been only hens in multiple batches over the last 3 years since I got the flock, it would surprise me if it was a case of luck, but if I start getting only cockerels i'll let you know! On a human note, my entire "biologically incapable" theory was spawned from hearing that King Henry VIII...
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    Cockerel only able to hatch female chickens?

    Aha I don't want cockerels so its great for me. If you saw the size and violent tendancies of the one I have at the moment you would probably see him capable of keeping a hundred hens in line no problem 😂
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    Cockerel only able to hatch female chickens?

    8 full grown from that cockerel, with another two at the age where they should start displaying cockerel-like symptoms but nothing as if yet. Seems like the window is passing. I'm actually very happy about that, one cockerel is enough 😂. Edit: Also, I've never stored or incubated any eggs...
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    Cockerel only able to hatch female chickens?

    Hi, I've been keeping chickens for a few years now. I have 1 cockerel and 10 hens, 8 of which were born under the cockerel. I have never got a cockerel and the only common factor is the current cockerel I have Is this because he's genetically incapable? I've also heard that chicks can change...
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    silkie chicks being attacked by hen

    Thanks, I hadn't thought of that but I will try and create a space like that tomorrow. At the moment they are asleep in the henhouse and all is peaceful so hopefully that will continue tomorrow. before it got dark and they got sleepy they were being attacked constantly. Thanks for your advice
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    silkie chicks being attacked by hen

    Just reintroduced 2 one and a half month old silkie chicks with mother hen to the rest of the flock. Tried slowly integrating them by letting the hens see them first and now that I have integrated them fully they are being left alone by all of the flock apart from one, who is constantly...
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