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This is true if your sample is large enough but don't expect every hatch or every order to work out that way.
Here's a story: many years ago I wanted to start raising Rhode Island Red Bantams. There was this old boy who lived about 4 hours away from me who had some of the best. He didn't raise many and wouldn't sell me any birds. After several phone calls I finally talked him into selling me some eggs. I went and picked up 3 dozen. They hatched really well-33 of the 36 hatched. 29 cockerels and 4 pullets!
So as a general rule don't set 10 eggs because you want 5 pullets.
This is true if your sample is large enough but don't expect every hatch or every order to work out that way.
Here's a story: many years ago I wanted to start raising Rhode Island Red Bantams. There was this old boy who lived about 4 hours away from me who had some of the best. He didn't raise many and wouldn't sell me any birds. After several phone calls I finally talked him into selling me some eggs. I went and picked up 3 dozen. They hatched really well-33 of the 36 hatched. 29 cockerels and 4 pullets!
So as a general rule don't set 10 eggs because you want 5 pullets.