My first clutch hatched..unbelievable odds..Pastel het pied x het pied
This was my first attempt at breeding last season and I made the newb mistake of confusing building with ovulation so since it was so late in the season I had gave up on this girl but then I saw ovulation and like everyone says once you see it for the first time you cant mistake it. I raised the female from a hatchling so its been a long wait until this point and the piebald mutation is what got me into this hobby. I was so proud of her laying 7 eggs her first time and they all candled even 2 boob eggs. I built a incubator out of a mini fridge and was alittle concerned through out the process but it did great and they started to hatch on day 57 :D. anyhow enough talk here are some pics from start to finish. I still cant believe these results :banana:
550 gram male getting it done
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Day before ovulation
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Havent sexed them yet but the results are 2 pastel pieds,2 pieds,1 pastel poss het,2 normals poss het
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Pastel Pied 76 grams straight out of the egg
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I will take some better pics after they shed. Even the pastel and normals have some really nice markers and the pastel even has a slight ringer :D
Re: My first clutch hatched..unbelievable odds..Pastel het pied x het pied
Wow you hit the jackpot on your first try. I'm so jealous since still probably 2 years away from even trying to breed. What a great clutch. I would have such a hard time deciding what to hold back and what to rehome.
Re: My first clutch hatched..unbelievable odds..Pastel het pied x het pied
Pretty cool for a first clutch...I'd be feeling pretty good right about now, too! Nice job.