Is there a temperature you can set to get more female chickens?

[Kori]

if you got any ideas please share them!! we have been getting a lot of roos at 99 degrees farenheight....we would like more hens and we got a lot of chicks/chickens trying to get more hens but we dont like to shoot or get rid of the roos but its costing quite a bit monywise........thans for the help!!!!!!

 

[Kori]

Iv heard its possible but i really dont know and would like some info if you can! Thanks!!!!

 

[akashia26]

slightly higher temps will have a higher ratio of females hatch. however they are birds. temp has nothing to do with sex. the higher temp just kills more of the males before hatch, from what i understand.

 

[Kori]

Oh! Thank you! I would like to try that..........I will tell if it worked in about a month!!!