- Jul 26, 2009
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Something I'm doing wrong, or just dumb, bad luck.
It seems like most of my hatches, I end up with a lot more males than females:
Rouen Ducks hatched May 30-31 -- 5 total, 3 males, 2 hens
Turkeys, hatched May 30-31 -- 6 total, I think it's going to be 4 males and 2 hens, not sure yet though.
Button Quail hatched July 5-6 -- 7 total, 5 males, 2 hens.
Coturnix Quail hatched July 30-31, 8 total, 5 males, 3 hens.
Button Quail hatched August 2-3-4, 7 total, 5 males 2 hens (pretty sure, one is iffy due to coloration but I think its a rooster).
Coturnix Quail hatched August 26-27, 30 total, can't tell yet. I am anxious to see what this ratio turns out like.
Is there something about male eggs that make them tougher/easier to incubate than female eggs, resulting in more males hatching?
I want MORE hens and fewer males, since I'm mostly after eggs.
Now, the only major success in getting hens was in my Isa Browns -- 6 hens, 0 roosters. Of course, I BOUGHT those from the feed store!
It seems like most of my hatches, I end up with a lot more males than females:
Rouen Ducks hatched May 30-31 -- 5 total, 3 males, 2 hens
Turkeys, hatched May 30-31 -- 6 total, I think it's going to be 4 males and 2 hens, not sure yet though.
Button Quail hatched July 5-6 -- 7 total, 5 males, 2 hens.
Coturnix Quail hatched July 30-31, 8 total, 5 males, 3 hens.
Button Quail hatched August 2-3-4, 7 total, 5 males 2 hens (pretty sure, one is iffy due to coloration but I think its a rooster).
Coturnix Quail hatched August 26-27, 30 total, can't tell yet. I am anxious to see what this ratio turns out like.
Is there something about male eggs that make them tougher/easier to incubate than female eggs, resulting in more males hatching?
I want MORE hens and fewer males, since I'm mostly after eggs.
Now, the only major success in getting hens was in my Isa Browns -- 6 hens, 0 roosters. Of course, I BOUGHT those from the feed store!
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