How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

[Beaglegal]

its common not to beleive it, but alot of people beleive enviromental factors can increase the chances of males hatching
The thaught being that male embryos are stronger and more likily to hatch. So things like putting eggs in the fridge or incubating at hotter temps could hatch out more males. Not that we would on purpose but it could happen accidentaly. I dont beleive this


BUT research tells us that unlike humans the female bird decides the gender of the embyo by giving both sex chromosomes

"In humans, cells in females have two copies of a large, gene-rich chromosome called X. Male cells have one X, and a tiny Y chromosome.

Birds also have sex chromosomes, but they act in completely the opposite way. Male birds have two copies of a large, gene-rich chromosome called Z, and females have a single Z and a W chromosome. The tiny W chromosome is all that is left of an original Z, which degenerated over time, much like the human Y.

When cells in the bird ovary undergo the special kind of division (called “meiosis”) that produces eggs with just one set of chromosomes, each egg cell receives either a Z or a W."


https://www.google.com/amp/s/thecon...e-male-or-female-and-occasionally-both-112061
That artical goes on to mention the fact that many wild bird species hatch 1 gender more than the other


Ive heard old stories about someones favorite hen who hatched mostly females, and poor ones who hatch mostly males. I havent hatched nearly enough to form my on stats on it.

But i do feel its possible through generations of selective breeding to breed a hen whos hatchrates favour females. it would take armys of ducks and ducklings and incubators and people and notebooks

It just occurred to my Rouen/Cayuga hatchlings were all female and I thought it was just luck. I wonder if my Rouen lays mainly female eggs

 

[Miss Lydia]

4 duck 1 chicken! My little Mauve Orpington lai

d today after a long break!!

 

[Jpat]

It just occurred to my Rouen/Cayuga hatchlings were all female and I thought it was just luck. I wonder if my Rouen lays mainly female eggs

Well thats awesome! Its worth testing, Keep us uodated if you hatch from her again

 

[Texag87]

Only two Rouen eggs today. Two days in a row no Pekin . Broody K/C did not lay today. Probably mad that I picked up eggs.

 

[CindyinSD]

Don't tick off the Duckmother!

 

[arkiechick lady]

I’m about to get the dirty low life look from some Chinese geese!
Two days-6 eggs from them. Or wait, I do have a couple of Toulouse SO...actually, who laid them? Either way they are getting gathered until my lazy Muscovy’s decide its time to sit!
Oh well. Two duck eggs and probably 10 chicken eggs.
Ain’t farmin fun

 

[Beaglegal]

Only two Rouen eggs today. Two days in a row no Pekin . Broody K/C did not lay today. Probably mad that I picked up eggs.

Poor mama

 

[Beaglegal]

I’m about to get the dirty low life look from some Chinese geese!
Two days-6 eggs from them. Or wait, I do have a couple of Toulouse SO...actually, who laid them? Either way they are getting gathered until my lazy Muscovy’s decide its time to sit!
Oh well. Two duck eggs and probably 10 chicken eggs.
Ain’t farmin fun

Will a Muscovy hatch geese eggs or just roll off

 

[arkiechick lady]

Will a Muscovy hatch geese eggs or just roll off

That’s a really good question. One we’re not so patiently waiting to discover around here

 

[FortCluck]

We were bad and didn't collect eggs today we got the new chicken it's a Rhode island red. I'm going to keep her in the see but not touch method for a bit until she gets used to the flock.

She hasn't laid eggs in a while and she's only 3 so I'm hoping with a little TLC she will be good.