What determines males or females in hatching eggs?

[MissPrissy]

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In chickens the hen determines the sex.

 

[speckledhen]

Ditto to what MissP said.

 

[EweSheep]

Well it would be hard to eliminate the girls who only produces sons! That is, if you got more than one pullet and unmarked eggs for each hen.

 

[flakey chick]

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No, No, No! If it's rounded that means it came from a hens butt.

 

[warcard]

Okay, so the football shaped egg with two pointed ends I just got is a double rooster?

Just tell me to

 

[Mrs MIA]

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Gee, if only it were that easy, huh?

 

[chickenfanatic]

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u know sounds rediculous but this actually seems to be quite an accurate method hmmm wheres the science i wonder

 

[Mrs MIA]

The shape of the egg is all determined by the hen's internal organs. It has nothing to do with the gender of the chick inside, since the "chick" is just a speck at that point.

 

[MissPrissy]

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No, No, No! If it's rounded that means it came from a hens butt.

You will never convince us that a pointy one comes from a roosters butt.

 

[goldensunriseranch]

does that mean they are crappy eggs then?