how to hatch female quail?

[Quail Jailer]

it is similar to a human embryo, the gender is genetically determined as soon as the sperms impregnated the ova.

Thanks, that is what I've always thought.

 

[subhanalah]

Thanks, that is what I've always thought.

you know, I say that, but only because that's what I've read and been told by people I consider knowledgeable. Does anyone have any documentation of this? Is it a theory, how do we really know how it happens? This is stuff I wanna know.

 

[Quail Jailer]

you know, I say that, but only because that's what I've read and been told by people I consider knowledgeable. Does anyone have any documentation of this? Is it a theory, how do we really know how it happens? This is stuff I wanna know.

I'll check my literature, I too want to know for sure.

 

[Dragons4u]

If it's like humans, it would be determined at insemination. The x or y chromosome would be carried on the sperm.
Roo sperm would have to carry both chromosomes for heat or other protein interactions to be used to control the sex of a hatch.
It might be possible to influence it through the environmental conditions a roo is kept in, but I don't know enough of their specific DNA to know how.

 

[Dragons4u]

Ok, I was just reading some things and came across some oddities to note.
Studies have shown, in chicken eggs, a lower incubating temp increases hens to die in egg, thus more roosters hatch. Higher the temp, more roos die during development, thus those that do hatch are more hens.
Most "perfect" hatches usually lean slightly one way or the other.

There is a company currently prototyping a device that can detect whether an embryo at day five of incubation is male or female. It doesn't change it, but could tell you whether you want to toss those roo eggs.
No idea when that will become widely available, but egg farms will probably be all over that.

 

[tolik]

From the book i got thay say if the roo is older then hen you will have more hens and if the roo is yanger then a hen you will have more roosters. If somebody incubating eggs regularly maybe you can try I am not shour if it is true or not . I think it's worth a try.

 

[Chicken-Farmer]

If tempurture during incubation could determine sex then the commercial hatcheries would have done this year's ago. As it is thousands of male chicks are killed each day because they are not desired by the large scale commercial hen houses. The hatcheries basically do not make any money from the male chicks.

Chicken-Farmer

 

[Dragons4u]

Yea, and they would rather hatch all the eggs instead of trying to cook the roos in the eggs and take a chance losing females.

 

[lizham71]

In my research the reason people get more males than females is because they keep a ratio of one male to 5-6 hens... birds can choose the sex of their eggs... if you have a higher population of hens most will lay males to be sure there is enough males for breeding. If you increase your male female ration add more males you will get 50/50 or better.... BUT it’s not wise to have a lot of males together

 

[Nabiki]

If there was a way to hatch more hens than roos, the commercial breeders would be all over it. The research has been done.