Late Clutch - DUW

congrats and good luck!!

Congrats on the eggs Raul. As for the slugs, I have a question. Has she been in a rack that has been cooled? I ask, because my theory is that she was too warm during the last 45 days before laying the eggs. I turned up my heat last year at the same time I always do, but had clutches laid later than normal. My slug count seemed to increase with the increase in temperature. This year, I plan to keep the animals cooled a bit longer, just in case we have any girls that are late.

With all of that said, I am hoping for 1.2 Black Pastel for you. Good luck.

I see 1.2 as well
Kevin Stoltz

Maybe you had those slugs because the superior genes all went into these three eggs! :D

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Originally Posted by muddoc

Congrats on the eggs Raul. As for the slugs, I have a question. Has she been in a rack that has been cooled? I ask, because my theory is that she was too warm during the last 45 days before laying the eggs. I turned up my heat last year at the same time I always do, but had clutches laid later than normal. My slug count seemed to increase with the increase in temperature. This year, I plan to keep the animals cooled a bit longer, just in case we have any girls that are late.

With all of that said, I am hoping for 1.2 Black Pastel for you. Good luck.

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Interesting theory Tim. I dont know if it is the case because she is in the same rack as 4 other girls who laid and I only saw 1 slug from those clutches. She is the only girl that didnt soak much, probably because she is too big to fit in the bowls I have for them, she would only put part of her body in the bowl. All my other girls completely submerse their bodies for days right before ovulation. My theory is they cool and/or hydrate that way causing better egg quality. Maybe the temp thing is right? the soaking would have caused her to be cooler. I'll take 1.2 Black pastels, thats for sure:gj:

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Originally Posted by dsirkle

Maybe you had those slugs because the superior genes all went into these three eggs! :D

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I like that logic;) Lets hear it for superior genes:gj:

Congrats for the clutch! :banana: Sorry about the slugs. :(

BTW, not a late clutch but an early one. :P

Hey Raul! Sorry about the slugs... I'm pulling for 3 blk. P's! :D .3 to be exact!

Congrats, that sucks about the slugs. I hope you get all black pastels from that clutch!:)

Damn Raul, the slugs suck, but your gonna hit the odds with the three I KNOW IT!!!!

Good luck, Raul...

Slugs are never fun.