Do seramas normally hatch more males than females?

Ginmary

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Or is it just my luck.

1st chick hatched by Serama females: Boy

Next two Serama chicks hatched by Buff Orp: 2 boys

Next two Serama chicks hatched by Silkie: Looks like 1 definite boy, fingers crossed on the other.

so counting the dad I will have 5 or 6 crowing Seramas in the house.:he:barnie:th
 

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x2 with Rae.
It is kinda like if you flip a coin 6 times and it does not land on heads 50% of the time. But that does not mean the odds are not 50/50
 
I've had both heavy cockerel, and heavy pullet hatches, so yea just luck of the draw. Also could be coincidence, but I seem to get more males early in the year, then more pullets later in the season. Incubator and broody hatches both!

I hatched 11 seramas last weekend, gave 3 of them to a broody last night. I "tried" to pick 3 pullets. :fl
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They say temperature plays a role in gender, not sure if that's true or not. In my case I ended up with mostly females. Unless all the ones that died young were males.
 
Temp only has a bearing on how many make it to hatch.
They are either male or female from the moment they leave the hen.
Iv'e read that a low stress flock tends to produce more males. What sense does that make? None! :)
They say temperature plays a role in gender, not sure if that's true or not. In my case I ended up with mostly females. Unless all the ones that died young were males.
 

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