hatching egg question

[Berynn]

I am going to try to hatch some eggs, everything that I read said that most of the hatchinglings would be roo's is that true, and do you all keep your roos that hatch?

 

[sara]

I don't think that's true. Every hatch is different, sometimes you'll get more cockerels than pullets and vice versa, you just never know. You can rehome or eat extra cockerels.

 

[Berynn]

Since we got chickens we dont eat chicken anymore only eggs

 

[LoneCowboy]

I read that it's pretty much 50/50 on the sexes, but then that's an average so anything can go on a per hatch basis.

Put the roos on Craigslist.

 

[fdnick]

I hatched out a batch of Franks (ae50mag) seramas and out of 17 chicks only 4 are roos

course I waived the magical pullet stick over the bator everyday

 

[speckledhen]

Can I borrow that stick?

 

[fdnick]

HAHA.. sure, but its the mystical chant that makes the differance....

 

[KKluckers]

They say it 50/50 one of my hatchs was 1 roo out of 7 and the other hatch was 4 roos out of 5 hatched. I think it all evens out .