Who's had hatches with all or mostly pullets?

[LikeTurkeys]

It seems like most people who've hatched their own eggs have had either 50/50 or mostly roosters (or all roosters in some cases!) Where is everybody who got all pullets? There's got to be some out there... Please share!

 

[2 many chickens]

My last batch of 7 eggs the 5 that hatched were all girls, I got lucky. My hatches before that was half and half everytime.

 

[Peepsi]

I'm definitely watching this thread. Seems like most people gripe about too many roos in their hatches, or at least in the threads I've seen. I'd love to hear if someone got most or all pullets! I suppose it's possible, but it must be like winning the lottery.

 

[LikeTurkeys]

I know right? And yet with cockerels it seems to happen more often than not. I just asked on a different thread about my 3 chicks and they all turned out to be roos...

 

[LikeTurkeys]

Hmm... I guess not many people have had hatches like this. If this were an all rooster hatch thread it'd be hundreds of posts long!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I see all pullets in some of my smaller batches of bantams. It seems if I want roosters all I get are pullets, and vice versa.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

80% of my hatches are mostly pullets. You would be forgiven to think that most are cockerels because the only time you see posts is when people are complaining. Most people don't complain about too many pullets.

 

[Shezadandy]

I've had all pullets twice now. They were both groups of 3 hatched by a broody hen. Got lucky and had 6 pullets, 3 cockerels from another hatch - and have seen terrible luck with 2 pullets/6 cockerels, 1 pullet/3 cockerels- but other times it seems like it evens out.

 

[MysteryChicken]

My first hatch was equal sides, pullets, & cockerels.

Same with 2nd hatch.

3rd hatch 2 cockerels, 1 pullet.

4th hatch, 2 cockerels 1 pullet.

5th hatch, 3 pullets 1 cockerel.

Methods - incubator, & broodies.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

That's just the thing. If one hatches hundreds or thousands of eggs, they will be close to 50:50.
Hatching less than 10 eggs at a time will skew the ratios a great deal.