Roosters & High temps any truth to the rumors??

[klf73]

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I completely agree with this. I got a LOT of eggs last summer, when most said it was too hot to ship.....I had at least 80% roos hatch. I noticed that female embryos seem to be less tolerant to higher temps/temp spikes.....

 

[cackle]

I had 6 of 8 eggs hatch during the cold season and 4 are Black sex links and three of those are pullet. The other two are RIR so I can't tell. Maybe the other two that did not make it were roos.

 

[Superman11383]

This is all good information for my next batch going in the bator. I live in Florida so it's naturally hotter down here.

 

[chicklady63]

There's another thread (sex-linked silkies) where several of us discuss this in greater detail for those who are interested.

 

[tazcat70]

It could just be that the roos are naturally stronger and so survive the higher temps while the girls don't.

 

[seriousbill]

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Yep, those are the facts.

 

[panner123]

I used to hatch 5000 or more eggs per week and the temp has nothing to do with the hen/rooster ratio. It is like the old wives tale of the sex of a child depending who is on top. No truth to it. Sorry kids, only way to tell it.

 

[al6517]

Well that is all good news, that a mojority knows that high temps will not effect the ratio. just trying to seperate fact from ole wives tales. thank you one and all.

AL