Who else has experienced a terrible ratio with a straightrun . . . .

A LOT of friends I have talked to and their friends too, have all mentioned that there are ton more males then females this year.....last year it was the way around !

 

I put a dozen Trader Joe's fertile eggs under a broody. Due this weekend. I candled a couple days ago and found wiggles at a ratio of 6 out of 10. (Two broke from being stepped on). IF any hatch, it's anybody's guess as to how many might be pullets.

 

It's always been my luck. On the average year I hatch out 70% cockrells on most breeds. Our bantams this year were the reverse though, only had a very few cockrells and tons of pullets.

Figures since I didn't care either way on them.

 

My last order from MM was mostly pullets but to get some certain breeds you must order straight run. 10 BBS Cochins-7 roos. 4 Frizzle bantams-3 roos. 4 BLRW-4 roos. 2 SPR-Both roos. Freebee of course a roo. Freezer is full. Note to self - Next year order only pullets!

 

i had 6 roos and only 4 pullets this year

 

Straight run? I ordered Sexed pullets from one of our "reputable" hatcheries & got 60% cockrels! No more hatcheries for me in the last several years.

 

I've heard a theory about this somewhere; that they sex pullets, obviously, and then the ones that they sex as cockerels get put in the "straight run" bin. On top of the actual straight - runs, of course.

 

When I ordered from a breeder he gave mebantamn leghorns I ordered standereds and out of the 12 I got only 2 were hens

 

Quote:I have heard the same thing. A friend told me that when he wants a certain number of hens and roos he spends the extra and orders sexed birds because he always gets mostly roos out of straight run.