Does the food chickens eat/drink help determine the chicks sex

[max101]

I was wondering if giving hens certain feed or water causes more hens or roosters to be born.
In humans some people believe that if a female eats more acidity food they will produce a boy.
Eating alkaline foods produces girls.
Has anyone noticed any difference??
Is apple cider vinegar acid or alkaline????

 

[Kittymomma]

Nope. If there was a way to get more female than male the hatcheries wouldn't have so many male chicks to dispose of.

 

[Galaxiedriver]

In humans it is the male that determines the sex of offspring. In birds it is the female. I don't know if diet has much to do with it in either species.

 

[journey11]

Must be an "old hen's tale"...

cider vinegar is acidic, btw

 

[twentynine]

Nope!

 

[chickenwhisperer123]

That would be interesting to know, but I seriously doubt it...

I have heard that if you raise the temperature at a certian point during incubation, it will

some of the little roosters.

Im not sure if thats true, but I have heard it from more than one person.

 

[pixie74943]

There is a thread on here somewhere, some hormone in the female DOES result in more females.. something like 40% more.. but its very recent research and not likely that it is practical yet

but hey, try it cant hurt