Posted 2010-11-11 9:22 PM (#126965) Subject: How to get a filly
Location: KY
Ok, my mares have produced 8 colts in a row; I want a filly. Would like to hear all suggestions (no matter how zany or weird) and a source for "magic pixie dust."
Posted 2010-11-12 8:31 AM (#126980 - in reply to #126965) Subject: RE: How to get a filly
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Posts: 824
Location: Kansas
Check stats for any prospective stallions and see if any are predominately "filly sires". At best that will increase your odds slightly. I think God still gets to choose on that one.
Posted 2010-11-12 12:32 PM (#126997 - in reply to #126965) Subject: RE: How to get a filly
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Posts: 330
Location: northeast Texas
Do what I used to tell people that wanted a particular color. BUY IT !Just kidding:) Some studs seem to throw predominately one sex. Try a different, similar stallion.
Posted 2010-11-12 2:41 PM (#126999 - in reply to #126997) Subject: RE: How to get a filly
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Posts: 376
Location: Missouri
Without getting into a lot of sexual detail on a public site frequented by youngsters, the reason some stallions have more of one sex than another is a result of their physical length.
Male sperm, is fast and short lived. Female is slower and longer lived.
Hence, a short stallion and a breeding roll will drastically increase the probability of a filly. And a big, over zealous stallion will produce more colts than fillies.
We spent 40 years in the breeding business, and made a lot of extra money giving folks the sex they requested.
It is not all nature, we have evolved a little bit. Or better stated, we have learned how to use natures differences.
Posted 2010-11-26 7:59 PM (#127482 - in reply to #127457) Subject: RE: How to get a filly
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Posts: 376
Location: Missouri
Buy one! Guaranteed!
That's the best idea. Buy one of riding age and started under saddle. You know what your getting and will cost a lot less than breeding for one, and waiting 4 years to find out what you have.