Is it possible for a hen to tend to produce a certain gender of chick?

[Lobzi]

Im just wondering, as in humans where the male determines the gender, some men tend to produce either male or female offspring. Is it similarly true with hens that they may tend to produce more of one sex chick over another?

 

[cashdl]

If so then my hens hate me because I get alot of roo chicks. LOL!


Lanae

 

[nurse_turtle]

That's not true of humans nor poultry.

 

[Mahonri]

I had a hen that consistently gave me roos and a couple that give me pullets more often than not.

Key word in the sentence above is "had".

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

That's not true of humans nor poultry.

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In mammals, the father determines the gender of offspring. ALWAYS. In birds, the mother determines the gender of offspring. ALWAYS. Not sure of your point? It is certainly possible that some male mammals produce more sperm with Y than X chromosomes and that female birds produce more eggs with W than Z chromosomes. The alternates are also possible.

 

[Lobzi]

That's not true of humans nor poultry.

I have heard it to be true in humans but just wasnt sure in poultry, but had a hunch it could be. I had one hen who had a brood of 11 babies all of but 2 or 3 that turned out to be males. I have a most recent hen who is appearing to have offspring that is mostly female in gender but time will tell for sure. I was wondering if anyone had any experience or knew for sure if this could be possible. Im wondering if any breeder for instance might have knowledge of this.