Quote Originally Posted by dr del View Post
Day 51 is a bit earlier than we normally use for cutting.

Colour is the last thing to develop so, depending on inc temps, they may change a bit.

Remember to take care of the eggs now they are cut as well.
Yes I know, but I just checked and saw the head of the one I think is a Queenbee, and it has the pale head, so of that one I'm sure.
They don't have their 'true' colors until their first shed, but the pattern can tell you what they are before the colors come in completely, if you know what to look for, like the pale head of a Queen.

And yeah, it was a few days earlier then I had planed, because my friend that was here couldn't stay much longer, and I didn't want to be alone.
After reading about a lot of breeders that cut in between day 48-55 without issues I decided to go for it.
I'm keeping an extra eye on the eggs, one of the risk of cutting early is loosing too much moisture in the egg, but since my eggs were very full then I don't think that will be an issue. Still keeping a close eye on them though. They are my first clutch and they are precious to me, I love each and every one of them so much