Can we hatch just female chicks?

Most people want laying hens, but when we hatch baby chicks, about half of them turn out to be roosters. Is it possible to hatch only female chicks? Well, maybe ...

These are the links to my other videos mentioned in this one:
Why are eggs egg-shaped?

What makes a chicken a hen or a rooster? - the genetics

How to make colour-coded chicks so you can tell the boys from the girls at hatching

For more fascinating facts, hints and tips about caring for your chickens, and the sheer pleasure of chickens, subscribe to my channel: Chickens in my garden - New Zealand

[meninsilau]

This video should be YouTube recommendation. I vote for it.

12 minutes full of information that can be more than hours in others channel.

Thank you very much, I love it.

[paigettie]

I used the pointy/rounded egg trick and got 10/10 hens with it. I've ALWAYS gotten half hens and half roos before I tried it. So as someone who had actually tried that method, it worked. I'm excited for another hen to go Broody so I can try out again, because 10/10 is more than a coincidence.

[marc]

Very interesting, thank you. You always make great, well researched videos and your technical expertise improves each time.

[robinsouth]

I am so glad I found your video, getting ready to incubate some chicken eggs this year. No trying to over think it, just do it. I have 3 hens and 1 rooster, who lay more than enough eggs for my husband and I, but they will be slowing down this year or next. So wanting to add some hens, and don't want to worry about outside diseases and viruses. Thanks again

[amclamb]

One of the most intriguing videos about chickens I've ever watched! You've earned another subscriber! Will be sharing your videos in some chicken groups on social media as well.

[johannabennion]

This was so informative! Thank you for do this research!

[turdferguson]

Love it!!! All the way from Louisiana, USA.

[animeshmandal]

Just loved it. Fully researched and authentic information. Just facts no bullshit. 😊

[joyg]

Best chicken information channel. Thank you

[Javed]

Very well done. Very informative thank you

[cynthialouw]

Thanks for sharing! So so interesting

[JUSTINandKADI]

Your Anconas are so much fun!! We bought one chick this year, and I’m hoping for a white-egg-laying hen!!

[crobles]

Great content as usual. Cheers from Mexico

[dhypeng]

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[donscottvansandt]

So happy to have found your channel... there's a lot of b.s. channels... I was born a city boy but fell in love with the natural world early and now have a few birds and other animals lol because I didn't grow up around chickens... I have read a few books. And it helps to get the scientific facts.

[jordanhess]

Pointy egg method has been working for my grandparents and me too for years and years and years.

[langdonowen]

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[Fanama]

Very interesting. Never heard of thé température trick! I would like to try. What is the lowest conservation temperature and the highest hatching temperature to encourage only female chicks to develop and hatch please? Thank you so much it would help me a lot. I am accumulating roosters 😂! as I am unable to eat or harm them….And the young chicks each spring are still a must for me breeding.

[willekenieuwboer]

Very interessting! Thank you for your clear explination! (Sorry if my spelling is incorrect. I'm dutch )

[saethman]

Well done!

Could one (time-consuming) alternative be through selective breeding? I.e could it be that some hens' genetics somewhat favour one gender (say 60/40 instead of 50/50), or should we expect virtually all hens to have a 50/50 distribution?