a little dissapointing...

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Originally Posted by MiniJ83

Maybe this is a silly question...but what about a quarantine period?

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That's what I was wondering too

well hopefully she has all of the bad eggs out of her for your mojo clutch next year

Keep your fingers crossed, so far you do have something, you never know maybe you will get a really nice surprise maybe you won't. It is her first in a new surrounding so don't get too bummed. Better luck next time, and yes feeling 8 follicles doesn't exactly mean 8, it can sometimes be deceiving I've been fooled before. :colbert: Good luck and keep us updated, we're all in suspense, keep the pictures coming :banana:

I'm going to try ultrasound once a month this year, to maximize clutches and not beat up the males. I really never could count how many follicles each female has. That's just me, I guess.

When you're feeling follicles those are the amount of eggs you'll have. Sometimes you'll feel some things in the female that may feel like there are follicles there but it could be waste or urates in the body. Usually you can tell eggs/slugs especially once they've ovulated if you know what you're feeling for. You'll feel a somewhat empty space or smaller follicle when palpating.

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Originally Posted by wolfy-hound

8 follicles doesn't mean 8 eggs. From what I was told, if you feel 8, you should expect 4 eggs, because they use one side or the other to form eggs. I could be wrong, but it was a well known breeder who told me that. Feeling large follicles more indicates readiness to breed, not necasarily how many eggs, nor how many good eggs.

I hope that all 3 eggs are viable! Any good eggs is a good thing!

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Not sure who told you that but they are wrong.