Hatching Eggs / Paypal CHAT Thread

[chicken fever]

SO true!

God is GOOD, even when we can't see it!
Congratulations, and I will be praying he can find a better, closer job.

 

[cjwaldon]

I found this on webmd.com, re human diets affecting gender selection:


"In a study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 740 newly pregnant British women recalled what they ate the year before conception. Those who ate breakfast cereals and potassium-rich foods and consumed more total calories daily delivered more boys compared to those who skipped breakfast and ate fewer total calories.

It's not certain whether the calories or the nutrients makes the difference, the researcher says, although the association is one that is seen in other animals, with well-fed mothers giving birth to males and less well-fed mothers delivering females.

Among the evolutionary theories as to why girls or boys are conceived is that parents in good condition favor male offspring or that the availability of resources and other factors affects the sex ratio. One study, for instance, shows that underfed hamsters tend to deliver females while hamsters not restricted on diet do not."


So there you have it. My birds eat too much.

I see a spring home study coming . . . .

 

[Bettacreek]

Quick question, if a biology class is taking some of your eggs to hatch in class, do you quarantine them when they send chicks back?

 

[madamwlf]

I found this on webmd.com, re human diets affecting gender selection:


"In a study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 740 newly pregnant British women recalled what they ate the year before conception. Those who ate breakfast cereals and potassium-rich foods and consumed more total calories daily delivered more boys compared to those who skipped breakfast and ate fewer total calories.

It's not certain whether the calories or the nutrients makes the difference, the researcher says, although the association is one that is seen in other animals, with well-fed mothers giving birth to males and less well-fed mothers delivering females.

Among the evolutionary theories as to why girls or boys are conceived is that parents in good condition favor male offspring or that the availability of resources and other factors affects the sex ratio. One study, for instance, shows that underfed hamsters tend to deliver females while hamsters not restricted on diet do not."


So there you have it. My birds eat too much.

I see a spring home study coming . . . .

Interesting....

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Sah.. thanks so much. Donna is going to ship eggs today for him

 

[Sahwithchicks]

No problem- I guarantee hers are way nicer!!!

 

[Bettacreek]

I never eat breakfast, certainly not cereal. They were actually worried because I was losing weight... Still had two boys.

 

[cjwaldon]

Nobody's going to want my eggs now that they know all I get are boys. I should have

. lol!

 

[caj1985]

Nobody's going to want my eggs now that they know all I get are boys. I should have

. lol!

I think everyone has said they get pullets from you. It is just your luck to keep all the boys. Maybe it is something with your incubator temps? How are your hatch rates? I read something once that certain temp variances make certain genders more likely to hatch, but I'm not sure where it was. Or maybe you are just generously shipping all your pullets because you love us so much.

 

[Ray_n_Debi]

I found this on webmd.com, re human diets affecting gender selection:


"In a study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 740 newly pregnant British women recalled what they ate the year before conception. Those who ate breakfast cereals and potassium-rich foods and consumed more total calories daily delivered more boys compared to those who skipped breakfast and ate fewer total calories.

It's not certain whether the calories or the nutrients makes the difference, the researcher says, although the association is one that is seen in other animals, with well-fed mothers giving birth to males and less well-fed mothers delivering females.

Among the evolutionary theories as to why girls or boys are conceived is that parents in good condition favor male offspring or that the availability of resources and other factors affects the sex ratio. One study, for instance, shows that underfed hamsters tend to deliver females while hamsters not restricted on diet do not."


So there you have it. My birds eat too much.

I see a spring home study coming . . . .

I gained 70 pounds with my son. I lost 46 pounds with my daughter, I was sick and didn't eat much. Seems I followed that pattern.