Sexing Eggs

[Queen Duck]

Is it possible to sex the eggs? I watched a programme on fishing cormorants and they said they sexed the eggs before they put the eggs in an incubator. It was all down to the shape of the egg. The pointy ones were male and the more rounded ones were hens, or possibly the other way around!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I did try it a few times but really needed to do a lot more research or watch the priogramme again. Anyone with any thoughts?

 

[nicalandia]

Is it possible to sex the eggs? I watched a programme on fishing cormorants and they said they sexed the eggs before they put the eggs in an incubator. It was all down to the shape of the egg. The pointy ones were male and the more rounded ones were hens, or possibly the other way around!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I did try it a few times but really needed to do a lot more research or watch the priogramme again. Anyone with any thoughts?

I dont think its possible that way

 

[Fancychooklady]

I was told recently that the pointy ones were Roos. Don't know , but the fellow who told me this says that he has a 80% success rate . I'm going to give it a go on my next silkie hatch.

 

[nicalandia]

I was told recently that the pointy ones were Roos. Don't know , but the fellow who told me this says that he has a 80% success rate . I'm going to give it a go on my next silkie hatch.

what´s the point on sexing eggs? to save some room on the bator for future hens only?

 

[Queen Duck]

So pleased someone else has heard something. Would really be worth doing a study amongst all of us hatching eggs.

 

[Queen Duck]

I would dearly love to hatch out only hens as I want layers not roosters. I can not kill my chickens so I have an absolute over run of unwanted roosters. I would then only eat male eggs.

 

[keesmom]

If it were possible to sex eggs, then I'm sure the hatcheries would be doing that rather than sexing the chicks after hatch.

 

[Queen Duck]

That was my thoughts but imagine if you really can do it how many eggs, incubation space and unnecessary culling could be prevented. Worth looking into.

 

[aoxa]

I don't understand how you think this is possible. Some hens lay pointier eggs than other hens. My RSL lays an egg that is the exact same shape every day (rounded and almost difficult to tell which side is up!) I have hatched out two boys and 3 girls from identical eggs. Doesn't work

 

[nicalandia]

I would dearly love to hatch out only hens as I want layers not roosters. I can not kill my chickens so I have an absolute over run of unwanted roosters. I would then only eat male eggs.

the closest think I can come up is with day old sex links, just sell the boys as cute chicks...