My granite clutch, "Clutch B", all out of the eggs.

[Ball Clan]

All of my "granite" babies are out now, so I'll let you guys take a look. There were 7 eggs. One went bad, one baby got tangled in his umbilicus and died, and 5 hatched out.


Mom and dad (presumably both "granite" and the female is a 2009 offspring of the male, being bred back to him):



"B2" female



"B3" male



"B4" female



"B5" female



"B7" male - This is the one that I think may be a super form and will be breeding back to mom as soon as he's ready



"B1" looked to be male. This is the one that tangled in his umbilicus and never developed properly. This pic is a bit gruesome, but I'm intrigued by the fact that this baby does not appear to express the granite spotting.



Makes me wonder if I had a would-be normal, 4 "granites," and a super.

Unfortunately only time will tell. I plan on repeating this pairing next year for more data.

[kc261]

I don't know if it is just a lighting thing, but B5 looks like she has a really nice golden orange color the rest don't seem to have. They are all attractive. It should be fun to see where this project goes!

[Ball Clan]

I don't know if it is just a lighting thing, but B5 looks like she has a really nice golden orange color the rest don't seem to have. They are all attractive. It should be fun to see where this project goes!

Thanks! You're talking about B4, and yes she is more orange than the others. Not sure why. I took pictures of them in the exact same spot in the shade, one right after the other so that lighting differences would not be an issue. She and B7 are definite holdbacks.

[kc261]

Yes, I meant B4.