She said/He said Who's right? Who's wrong? No one!

[mixedUPturk]

Round?

Ive been watchin my eggs like LG instructs and im very curious how her sexing by egg shape experiment concludes!!

 

[ronott1]

Ask him to give you round eggs!!!

Your are joking right?

Egg shape and gender is a huge myth--with Freudian overtones.

 

[OldMissionChick]

Good luck!! I always set at night, between 9-11pm. That way I wake up with pips in the morning of day 20.

I never thought of it that way! Glad I set at 10pm!

 

[lazy gardener]

Round?

Ive been watchin my eggs like LG instructs and im very curious how her sexing by egg shape experiment concludes!!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/958517/nutrition-and-gender-and-inducing-broodiness

It's a work in progress. My hatch rate of pullets has gone from 40% to 60 - 67% based on egg shape.

 

[ronott1]

Ive been watchin my eggs like LG instructs and im very curious how her sexing by egg shape experiment concludes!!

There is no need for the experiment--It has already been studied and is one of those egg myths, like eggs are soft when laid and harden.

 

[rossfam06]

Do boys get the blue first? I didn't know you had silkies! Are they bantam silkies?

I have one and yes!!! She is super tiny!

My sweet little Wicket!

 

[AmyLynn2374]

@AmyLynn2374 beautiful Spitzs!!!! I might get some from you in the near future!!!!

 

[RubyNala97]

I have one and yes!!! She is super tiny!

My sweet little Wicket!

Omg! So adorable! What color is she, black or blue?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/958517/nutrition-and-gender-and-inducing-broodiness

It's a work in progress.  My hatch rate of pullets has gone from 40% to 60 - 67% based on egg shape.

Interesting!

 

[rossfam06]

Omg! So adorable! What color is she, black or blue?
Interesting!

I was told she was partridue but now I'm thiking black.

 

[lazy gardener]

You can say that Ronott, and I would agree with you. It sounds pretty stupid. But, I can't disagree with my last 3 hatch results compared to the previous 2 hatches. And, since the proof is in my numbers, I will continue to work with this myth that has worked for me thus far. On a hatch of 10 birds, I'll gladly take 6 or 7 pullets instead of 4. Thanks! Of course, it depends on which study you read. I read a study, and the results of it were minimally positive in swaying the gender towards pullets, that study prompted me to put the idea to the test. Given that I have a full egg basket, and the pointy eggs taste just the same as the round ones, I've been eating the pointy ones when it comes time to hatch.