Has anyone been following the sexing of eggs from a lazer

[the poppster]

I'm tired of hatching mostly roosters

I read somewhere that, someone's grandma used the egg shape to determine whether it was going to hatch a male or a female...she claimed that the rounded eggs were more likely to be female...and the pointy ended ones males. I put three round ended eggs under one of my broodys...and darned if they hatched out female!! Might be something to it. Old wives tales...going to run another experiment next spring...not likely to be true but it's fun to try.

 

[Rod-T]

I read somewhere that, someone's grandma used the egg shape to determine whether it was going to hatch a male or a female...she claimed that the rounded eggs were more likely to be female...and the pointy ended ones males. I put three round ended eggs under one of my broodys...and darned if they hatched out female!! Might be something to it. Old wives tales...going to run another experiment next spring...not likely to be true but it's fun to try.

I don't think that works

 

[Chicken Girl1]

I read somewhere that, someone's grandma used the egg shape to determine whether it was going to hatch a male or a female...she claimed that the rounded eggs were more likely to be female...and the pointy ended ones males. I put three round ended eggs under one of my broodys...and darned if they hatched out female!! Might be something to it. Old wives tales...going to run another experiment next spring...not likely to be true but it's fun to try.

That's funny, there was a thread on here about that. People were giving their experience with trying it. I hope yours turn out to be female!

 

[the poppster]

That's funny, there was a thread on here about that. People were giving their experience with trying it. I hope yours turn out to be female!

well, I gave the pointy egg vs the round end egg....four round ended eggs....not sure yet, but it looks like I've got three females and one male...I will confirm the results as soon as I am sure about the sex of the chicks....they are Mutts so they keep changing....it's weird.

 

[Rod-T]

well, I gave the pointy egg vs the round end egg....four round ended eggs....not sure yet, but it looks like I've got three females and one male...I will confirm the results as soon as I am sure about the sex of the chicks....they are Mutts so they keep changing....it's weird.

It's been tryed by others on here.. the claim that doesn't work. . Since most hens lay same shape . Doesn't make sense that a hen would only lay eggs for 1 sex

 

[Jujubara]

It's been tryed by others on here.. the claim that doesn't work. . Since most hens lay same shape . Doesn't make sense that a hen would only lay eggs for 1 sex

Agree. My WL and bantam cochin always lays a more rounded and my BL lays a more pointy.

 

[the poppster]

Ya, I get it. But it's fun to try. So far it's four girls of four eggs...no guarantee that won't change...hard to tell yet...another week and I'll know for sure.

 

[Rod-T]

I guess all the hens in my breeder pen ..that lay a pointy egg.. I better get rid of them... I wish there was,a way to tell.. it would make this hobby a little easier.

 

[Jujubara]

Ya, I get it. But it's fun to try. So far it's four girls of four eggs...no guarantee that won't change...hard to tell yet...another week and I'll know for sure.

Definitely fun to try! One can only hope so we end up with what we want.

 

[Rod-T]

I'm afraid the egg shape. Has been debunked