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The method of sexing chicks by egg shape is completely false. I've tried it once.I was very close on the Genotype if you think about it, only missing the eb part, he was e+/eb(I called e+/eWh, and while not right, the chick down is clearly of a e+ heterozygote), the he was also S/s+(yep I called that one right), Co/co+(right again, excep the Co is coming from the Millies not buffs), I did miss the recessive mottling(Mo/mo+) but can you really blame me for that?
That is due to Heterozygous Columbian Co/co+ not completely restricting the feather melanin to the tail like Homozygous would Co/Co.
Thanks for posting pics of your eggs. Are you able to sex eggs by egg shape? I´ve heard people can do it, they say the pointer eggs are males and the rounder eggs are females, any input on that?