Can factors like incubation environment or parent genetics affect the sex ratio of a brood? Or is it always theoretically more or less 50/50?
Sorry for the super basic question
I've lost a few ducks over the past few weeks. I'd love some help with the detective work.
Region: Western Washington State
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I have four laying ducks (~1 year old) and all spring and into the summer I was getting four eggs a day. Then production dropped to two a day and two of the ducks molted. Now I have two beautiful ducks, two raggedy ducks, and still only get two eggs a day.
What do I do? Will the other two molt...