Dark Egg Breeds Thread

[kathyinmo]

Well, what is early and what is late? I am just the queen of hatching roosters, I think! I hatch all the time, and I always get mostly roos. Or so it seems anyway.

 

[geebs]

Here is another experiment I might try... The bigger rounder eggs... (cockerels...Just a guess that is most likely wrong)... I am going to set two bators.. One with what I think are female and one with what I think are males. (I am not doing this till next spring)... Should have used the broodies for it.. but... too late.. That will be an interesting experiment... probably not foolproof but doesn't it stand to reason that the bigger ones are USUALLY male??? They must come out of a wider egg. (just a crazy theory.. but sometimes I get lucky)

 

[geebs]

Kathinmo... It's the sportsman!!! ha ha... Karma... ha ha ha.. (sorry couldn't resist)

Early... February... Late April/May/June...... I will let you know what the ration is from the broodies.. If it follows the pattern... I just wonder if nature doesn't have more cokerels early on as protectors and food for other species... It only takes one roo to fertilize many hens as you all know... So why a 50 percent hatch and a seemingly slightly higher average early on... Could this be natures way of providing a bounty for Hawk, raccoon,etc babies??? just a far out though.

 

[kathyinmo]

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There is a magic button on it, and I keep forgetting to switch if off. It hatches anomalies .... I get dwarfs, white "sports," you name it! Most of all it hatches ROOS, yes you are correct ! ! !

 

[geebs]

Next time hatch for roos... That will guarantee a hen population!!! Majic button indeed... you crack me up!

 

[drom]

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Well, Kathy shouldn't feel bad my bigger, rounder eggs ended up being Wheatens..... AND they were roosters also.

That sounds like a fun experiment though Geebs.

Oh and I think B. Davis said on her thread that when she had a problem with the temp in her incubator being (I think) too high, she got a higher ratio of cockerels, which I guess would suggest that the little pullets are just more fragile

 

[kathyinmo]

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Double Whammeeee!

That sounds like a fun experiment though Geebs.

Oh and I think B. Davis said on her thread that when she had a problem with the temp in her incubator being (I think) too high, she got a higher ratio of cockerels, which I guess would suggest that the little pullets are just more fragile

Oh, now that is very interesting! Hmmm, something to ponder here.....​

 

[aussieheelr]

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Double Whammeeee!

That sounds like a fun experiment though Geebs.

Oh and I think B. Davis said on her thread that when she had a problem with the temp in her incubator being (I think) too high, she got a higher ratio of cockerels, which I guess would suggest that the little pullets are just more fragile

Oh, now that is very interesting! Hmmm, something to ponder here.....​

Now I thought that was an old wives tale and only truely worked on reptiles. I read somewhere that the sex was deturmined by the hen, unlike mammals where the male's seed deturmens the sex.
I'm going to order chicks from now on. I have 3 pullets and one cockrel total from 6 dozen eggs

I haven't found a BYCer in Colorado that has FBCMs. I really belive in altitude having a effect on eggs, only eggs I've ever got to hatch was from KS next door.

 

[mgw]

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Well, my Marans roosters crow quite a bit

and I think my girls lay about 4 to 5 eggs a week usually. I think the breed is probably middle of the road in terms of temperament. They aren't flightly or nervous birds at. But my roosters are not lap birds either. There are some good breeders in WA state.

T/Y for aswering my questions, I am kinda busy right now but have plans to build a new coop when things at work slow down and am home more. One of the old coops will be perfect for a small project, as if I really need anymore hobbies LOL. Will be keeping my eye on this thread and posting more questions for sure,cause I dont know anything and dont have a clue about how to like even hatch an egg other than sitting on it, finding someone to sit on it, or carrying it around in my pocket with a hand warmer rubber banded to it LOL. As you can see I have much to learn. T/Y again this is an interesting thread.

 

[gootziecat]

Oh and I think B. Davis said on her thread that when she had a problem with the temp in her incubator being (I think) too high, she got a higher ratio of cockerels, which I guess would suggest that the little pullets are just more fragile

I haven't brooded enough for a true opinion, but have always wondered about this. If I remember my facts correctly, birds and reptiles are related, or were eons ago. There is something to the sex ratio with alligator egg and temperatures. Could there be a carry over?​