Kel60
Songster
- Nov 9, 2020
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Just an odd thought I had and thought I'd ask. I know this is the case with many reptiles, and was curious if incubation temp can effect gender in qauil(and other birds) to.
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Hi there, hope you are enjoying BYC!Just an odd thought I had and thought I'd ask. I know this is the case with many reptiles, and was curious if incubation temp can effect gender in qauil(and other birds) to.
Lots of folks have successfully hatched refrigerated eggs and made threads about it. I don't recall their result agreeing.. but maybe you will find some of them and gather the information together or add yours to that you find if there's a comprehensive study already.Interesting question I spent last night asking myself. What I've read is that while sex is determined by the hen, eggs kept at cold temperatures (40 degrees or so) before incubation result in more females.
Most people presume that means that the male eggs are less likely to hatch. However, there was a scientific study that found that some male eggs changed to female, and that those surviving females laid eggs that only produced male chicks.
It was enough for me to consider not refrigerating my eggs for the purpose of getting females. I sure would hate to have a hen that only laid male eggs.
No, keep the right temps or risk death,nolife, and deformitiesJust an odd thought I had and thought I'd ask. I know this is the case with many reptiles, and was curious if incubation temp can effect gender in qauil(and other birds) to.
No.Just an odd thought I had and thought I'd ask. I know this is the case with many reptiles, and was curious if incubation temp can effect gender in qauil(and other birds) to.
That is interesting. I did read about a hen (chicken) who had a clutch of all males! Then she had another two clutches in her lifetime... ALL MALES! Kind of unfortunate but hey by the third time you’d know that you'd be getting some more males! This is an interesting conversation but like others have said, you might end up harming the chick in the egg if you change something.Interesting question I spent last night asking myself. What I've read is that while sex is determined by the hen, eggs kept at cold temperatures (40 degrees or so) before incubation result in more females.
Most people presume that means that the male eggs are less likely to hatch. However, there was a scientific study that found that some male eggs changed to female, and that those surviving females laid eggs that only produced male chicks.
It was enough for me to consider not refrigerating my eggs for the purpose of getting females. I sure would hate to have a hen that only laid male eggs.