Quote Originally Posted by rabernet View Post
The very first lock may be the one that takes, but it can still take MONTHS before she develops. I know Deborah bred a male one time early in the season last year to a female, and then the rest of the season a second male that she really wanted to take. The first boy's one time early in the season was all it took when she got a surprise clutch of pinstripes from that single pairing.
On the OTHER hand, last year I bred a number of girls many different times to two different males (spider and lesser) and saw good locks several times with each one. Then they're LAST breeding was to a different male (Pastel) who I bred to them only once. ALL clutches that I got from that group of girls contained pastels and normals. So once was all it took. I think that timing is everything.