A new hope for male chicks in the eggs industry.

[The Moonshiner]

Even if they manage to develop female phenotype, how would that affect breeding? You can't change a chromosome.

Pfft, I think they'd only need to change a pronoun.
Idk, I can't keep up with this new science.

 

[Miami Leghorn]

What are they doing? Playing boy band music to them?

Hey just wait.
I mean the Israelis developed a rifle that can shoot around corners,so....

 

[Miami Leghorn]

Even if they manage to develop female phenotype, how would that affect breeding? You can't change a chromosome.

@Overo Mare
Aren't there certain snakes or reptiles who's sex outcomes are affected by the heat during incubation? Maybe they spliced some of those genes in there?

 

[Painted Calls]

@Overo Mare
Aren't there certain snakes or reptiles who's sex outcomes are affected by the heat during incubation? Maybe they spliced some of those genes in there?

There are...

 

[Miami Leghorn]

There are...

Oui

 

[3KillerBs]

@Overo Mare
Aren't there certain snakes or reptiles who's sex outcomes are affected by the heat during incubation? Maybe they spliced some of those genes in there?

If I understand correctly, they haven't been able to use any cloning or artificial reproduction techniques on any form of bird because shelled eggs don't work like mammalian ova.

 

[Miami Leghorn]

There are...

I believe snakes?

 

[Painted Calls]

I believe snakes?

Oh I was making a statement. There are. The face was for the theory.

 

[SourRoses]

"Startup" makes me suspicious it's just a fundraising gimmick. There have been fraudulent startups before...

 

[Molpet]

There are sea turtles they are worried about because of global warming the hatching sands are warmer and more females are hatching.
https://www.livescience.com/almost-all-florida-sea-turtles-female
ETA they are changing sex in the egg