Not best clutch, but best odds so far for 2013... find it bittersweet in a way.

[WtGreg]

So this year has been "meh" for me. A lot of slugs, a couple dud eggs, a couple boob eggs, and just low overall counts. Still, I am getting eggs, so can't complain too much.

First clutch was interesting, but not what I was looking for. The desired result for 8 eggs missed a little and got 1 female champagne out of it. Had a couple spotnose, but was really hoping for a couple more champagnes. Granted, just because I didn't get what I wanted, doesn't make it a bad clutch.

Another clutch got a killer bee, but the rest of the 7 weren't anything special. Had higher expectations for this clutch as well.

At this point I will have a busy august as the rest of the incubator full will be hatching in the next 3-4 weeks, all days apart from each other. But based on the first few clutches, I have lower hopes considering them as a sign of anything. I have high expectations for some good combos, but also not feeling the 'strength' of this year.

That's some of the past, and a touch on the future, but looking at the now, I can and cannot complain about the clutch that is my ending clutch for July. The complaint is the count was low for this girl and there was a slug. The plus of it is the results:



For the odds of the first few clutches not hitting the mark, I like what I see in the third clutch... kinda raises my hopes for the rest of the clutches. This was from a Champagne X Pewter. I am hoping for better combos from some of the upcoming clutches, but based on hitting the odds so far, I am good with the odds in this clutch.

Anyone else feeling kinda low on hitting the odds this year? Or am I just being a pessimist?