Hatching Eggs / Paypal CHAT Thread

[AyeUpChuck]

I keep thinking, this hatch, this hatch my luck will change.  Hasn't happened yet.

Is it just the one rooster cj? I only ask because the male determines gender. I used to have a BCM roo that threw 85%female and 15%male no joke. He sadly died protecting his girls.

 

[DMRippy]

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NO, NO, NO Females determine gender in Chickens! That is why sex links work the females only have one copy of the Male gene and one Female gene. Males pass on the same gene to ALL off spring.

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The exception is the sex-chromosomes, Z and W, where roosters have two Z chromosomes and hens have only one Z chromosome, plus one W chromosome.

SOOOOO

Since the Roo can only contribute a Z to ALL off spring the hen determines the gender by giving half the offspring Z's to make more roos and half W to make pullets.

 

[cjwaldon]

My incubator is supposed to be here Wednesday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, I am just a little excited.

You're a trouble maker. Now I'm looking at the Dickies.

 

[cjwaldon]

Did y'all feel sorry for me and let me win some Choc Wyandotte eggs on RBA? If you did, ty!!

Did you see GFF is selling choc Wyandotte eggs in their store now? I've never seen them sell eggs outside of auction before.

 

[cjwaldon]

Does a hen produce mostly the same gender? I thought I saw that posted on BYC a while back.

 

[DMRippy]

Does a hen produce mostly the same gender? I thought I saw that posted on BYC a while back.

They can.... I think different things go into effect to make genders too... like time of year. I have had a 90% roo hatch and the next hatch was 90% pullets.... so it is all probabilities and evens out... well we hope.

 

[AyeUpChuck]

NO, NO, NO  Females determine gender in Chickens!  That is why sex links work the females only have one copy of the Male gene and one Female gene.  Males pass on the same gene to ALL off spring.

Copied from a website

The exception is the sex-chromosomes, Z and W, where roosters have two Z chromosomes and hens have only one Z chromosome, plus one W chromosome.

SOOOOO

Since the Roo can only contribute a Z to ALL off spring the hen determines the gender by giving half the offspring Z's to make more roos and half W to make pullets.

Fair enough.

 

[debs_flock]

Good morning everyone. I went out to feed everyone this morning and look what I found in my GSBR pen. My very first eggs!!!!

Those eggs look green, not brown......

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When I candle a dark egg, I use two flashlights, one on top and one on the bottom. I can see into anything.

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What color do tolbunt polish hatch out

I can't wait for more...........................someday mine will decide to lay! I have two eggs developing right now from sonew123

Deb

 

[Tammy N]

Look at this egg from my blue Dutch bantam

poor girl

OUCH

 

[Brookhavens]

Those eggs look green, not brown......

It was the lighting in the room...lol. Here is a better pic: