Somehow I messed around and didn’t post about eggs.
I decided to mix up the gals and guys this year since I’ve had one female fail to lay the last couple years (the 2010 in case you care).
The good news is everyone laid! (I am currently waiting to see who double clutches.)
First up was my 2010 Female who I bred to the 2006 male:
Next is the 2012 female who I left with her 2012 brother. I made a booboo here. She was the first to shed and ovulate so she was the first to be introduced to a male. I didn’t record it and then promptly forgot so 30 days later when she sheds I assume she’s the last to breed. Imagine my surprise when she lays eggs 2 weeks later. TAKE GOOD NOTES!!
Last was the 2006 female who, for some snakey reason, refused to use her lay box. This does let me share a lesson I learned the hard way: If you get ANY aspen shavings in the incubator substrate (I still use vermiculite) it will mold like crazy and ruin your eggs. Especially look for shavings in between eggs that are stuck together.
All together I have about 50 eggs sitting in the incubators right now. We’ll know in about 3 weeks how many hatch but they all look good.