Any other breeders who thread test sex of eggs using black thread on a needle?

[pennyJo1960]

Okay Old lady here like your choice in Music ..
Will take said eggs .. do the black thread needle and incubate them 21 let you know what I get

 

[neo71665]

Honestly, my response to the OP WAS a joke.

But, I have been curious about the posts concerning hens that crow and seem to change gender. I often wondered... is it like frogs?? But, now you good folk have enlightened me.

It's not common but sometimes in a flock that lacks a rooster or maybe has a weak rooster a head hen might take his leadership role. They might even try to crow but it will never be a real crow and she will still lay eggs. She isn't changing to become a rooster she is just stepping into the leader role and trying to copy the trait. If you want to hatch eggs you still have to have a biological rooster in the flock.

I've been around chickens my whole life and I have only seen one hen actually jump on a fence post and try to fake crow. It was after the my granny's main rooster decided he was better suited for a stock pot.

 

[Emelyn]

It's not common but sometimes in a flock that lacks a rooster or maybe has a weak rooster a head hen might take his leadership role. They might even try to crow but it will never be a real crow and she will still lay eggs. She isn't changing to become a rooster she is just stepping into the leader role and trying to copy the trait. If you want to hatch eggs you still have to have a biological rooster in the flock.

I've been around chickens my whole life and I have only seen one hen actually jump on a fence post and try to fake crow. It was after the my granny's main rooster decided he was better suited for a stock pot.

I would rather have to butcher than what happened to me as a child. I remember I went to my grandpa's house in a foreign country and my grandpa also had like 50 hens and like 2 or 3 roosters. My grandpa forgot to collect eggs for like 2 weeks (I don't know why) so one day me and my siblings got the eggs for fun. My mom cracked open egg to make breakfast only to find...a half formed chick with black fluff on it . It still traumatizes me to this day.

 

[neo71665]

I would rather have to butcher than what happened to me as a child. I remember I went to my grandpa's house in a foreign country and my grandpa also had like 50 hens and like 2 or 3 roosters. My grandpa forgot to collect eggs for like 2 weeks (I don't know why) so one day me and my siblings got the eggs for fun. My mom cracked open egg to make breakfast only to find...a half formed chick with black fluff on it . It still traumatizes me to this day.

Been there.

I grew up with cattle, horses, and mules. I can tell some horror stories about still born and assisted births of live stock. I came home from school one day when I was 8 and had to deliver a calf by myself because my dad and papa was both still at work. My lil brother was 5 and about worthless.

 

[Emelyn]

Been there.

I grew up with cattle, horses, and mules. I can tell some horror stories about still born and assisted births of live stock. I came home from school one day when I was 8 and had to deliver a calf by myself because my dad and papa was both still at work. My lil brother was 5 and about worthless.

I'm interested in ANY of those horror stories. Besides my parents also used to raise cattle when they were children too

 

[neo71665]

I'm interested in ANY of those horror stories. Besides my parents also used to raise cattle when they were children too

I got some bad ones. Had a calf hung up backwards once. Couldn't save the calf but had to break it's legs to save the momma. Thankfully Papa was there for that one but since I was a scrawny teen with skinny arms I got the short end of the straw on it. Had to tie a rope and come a long the calf out. Tried to keep it as pg-13 as I could.

 

[aart]

Transgenderism is not the change of your biological sex, that's impossible. That movement claims gender is separate from biological sex, but they prefer to look like the opposite sex to "match their gender". How would a hen discard her ovary and uterus to develop testes, a vas deferent, etc? I really hope you are kidding.

...and only applies to humans.

 

[Emelyn]

I got some bad ones. Had a calf hung up backwards once. Couldn't save the calf but had to break it's legs to save the momma. Thankfully Papa was there for that one but since I was a scrawny teen with skinny arms I got the short end of the straw on it. Had to tie a rope and come a long the calf out. Tried to keep it as pg-13 as I could.

That's sad . I kind of had a similar story but with a goat. Let's just say the goat somehow slipped through a netted staircase and was dangling by the neck (luckily though I rescued it )

 

[Luv Ducks]

Here is a topic. I thread check all my fertile eggs now. And I am 100% accurate. Here is why I do that. I have an adorable very petite black bearded silkie hen. She has a problem developing her egg shapes. The other day for instance her egg had 2 points. It thread tested hen! Had it been a roo it would be a breakfast egg at the house (we have several silkie roos). But the needle spun out into a big circle. I stopped the needle and started again patiently. It did it twice. Into the incubator it went! I have a great time with all of this. Could we start a conversation with this info. I'd love to chat about it as a topic. Have a good day everyone.

So you take a threaded needle and hang it over the egg? I have never heard of this and was wondering exactly how you do it. Do you think it works on duck eggs?

 

[Emelyn]

So you take a threaded needle and hang it over the egg? I have never heard of this and was wondering exactly how you do it. Do you think it works on duck eggs?

It's not possible o sex a chicken OR a duck before they hatch