Well, here it is:

I have three female adult hets, (had four, but lost one adult het last year due to egg binding), the original Golden corn female, and a pair of subadult Golden corns.

Out of three Het pairings, plus one pairing with two actual Golden corns, and the original Golden corn female, I got 18 eggs total. Six appear to be slugs.

The Golden corn pairing produced ONE good egg...But that's not bad, as these two golden corns were barely big enough to breed anyway (and I expected no eggs).

The three hets produced 8,5,4 eggs each, respectively. The female that laid the eight eggs had the most slugs: 4. The female that laid 5 eggs had two slugs. (All this info according to my son - I will verify when I return back to the states in early June). And the incubators are working great so far, according to my wife. (No more AC failures!!!!!)

The sad news is that I don't think that the original Golden corn female (found in 04' as an adult), will lay any eggs this year. She had always been a good eater until this year. My son said she looks a little skinny and that this year she only eats about three-four mice once a month, and regurgitates all the others when my son attempts to feed her once a week... She looks old and weak and probably is, as I have no idea of her true age, since she was found in the wild as an adult, back in 04'......

And since I have to return back to Afghanistan after my two week stay in June, I may need some help from (one of you), in the fall with some problem (Golden corn) feeders. My son will no longer be around then and my wife is too scared to force feed ANYTHING, lol!

I will try to post some new pics next month when I'm home!

Meanwhile: Here's a pic of the Original Golden corn in her prime (back in 04').



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