I won't argue with your decision to retire an older female. You certainly have her best interest in mind.

May I point out something I have learned over the last 25 years? If the female is making eggs, she is capable of reproducing. It is her job to make eggs and the males to make them fertile. Thus, if I am getting infertile eggs I am looking at the male for the answer.
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• End of an era - ginter, Sat Jun 14 17:29:16 2008
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