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There is an other thread called: Sexing eggs. That might work for you instead of starting yet an other one. Keep those experiments going, folks!

Sorry if I misinterpreted. And yes, I agree, there will be a lot of variance depending on individual flocks, as well as flock master's assessment of egg shape.

I beg to differ with you. I did no measurement in my 3 hatches last year. What I did do was separate eggs, and as much as possible attempt to match up eggs particular to a single hen, and then look for subtle differences, and choose the 1 - 2 most resembling the female profile from that...

My thanks to Ashley for taking the time to do this! However, don't take the time to @lazy gardener me. I have that feature turned off on BYC. I am following this thread, and should be able to get back to you in a day or two. However, if I don't get back within 48 hours, please shoot me a...

I would appreciate it if the critics would abstain from commenting on this thread. This is a survey set up for those who want to participate. I will not criticize your husbandry methods, George. I respectfully ask that you abstain from criticizing this experiment. Feel free to follow along...

Good point Aart. I will have to go back when I have time and look to see if folks are posting their outcomes after chicks are old enough to be reliably sexed. Can follow up with those that are posting gender without reliable info. Ashley, would love to have your assistance with data...

Sexing will have to wait until chicks declare their gender, either by growing appropriate feathering for male or female, crowing or laying eggs! This is NOT a completely scientific survey, obviously. What it is, is a compilation of data from folks who are doing their own hatching. I tried to...

Unfortunately, my last hatch, in 2 bators will not be appropriate for this survey. I had 30 of my own eggs, gender selected in a new home made bator. Didn't take time to iron out the kinks. Other bator had shipped eggs from 2 sources. In the busyness of a fencing project, and multiple...

When I choose eggs for the "gender set", I like to start with a big pile of eggs. I then sort them by trying to figure out who laid what. For example, I have 2 RCBL who lay white eggs, one of these gals lays a larger, more rounded egg. I take ALL of her eggs, and set them into a group...

Just a reminder to everybody entering data in this survey. Please copy or quote the question list from the first post. Then add your responses to each question as I did when reporting my first few hatches. See posts # 2, 4, 5, and J.B.'s post # 8. Even if you had a less than stellar hatch...

Data lost for second gender selected hatch, done in incubator. Set 25 eggs, 23 eggs survived to lock down, 22 eggs hatched. As I recall, pullet % was 60%. This data will not be added to final survey results. Hatch date approximately 5/5/15.

gender selected hatch with broody hen 1. How many eggs to choose from for this incubation? ? 20 2. How many eggs set based on "female profile"? 8 3. How many eggs survived to day 18? 6 4. How many chicks hatched...

First gender selected hatch. Date 4/13/15 1. How many eggs to choose from for this incubation? ? Possibly 40 2. How many eggs set based on "female profile"? 18 female profile. 12 not gender selected. 3. How many eggs survived to day 18? Not sure...

Second random hatch data has been lost. As I recall, hatch was 17 chicks, resulting in 40% female. Hatch date ? 3/2014.

1. How many eggs to choose from for this incubation? 6 2. How many eggs set based on "female profile"? Random selection. not gender selected. 3. How many eggs survived to day 18? 5 4. How many chicks hatched...

Ok folks, here's my first attempt at posting a survey to go along with the egg shaped gender experiment that some of us have been playing with. If any one has access to the study that was published regarding this topic, feel free to post in this thread. The purpose of this survey is only to...