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rtdunham
at Fri May 13 16:28:26 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by rtdunham ]
>>You should be able to easily palpate the eggs about 10 days after the pre-lay shed, in my experience.
Peter, did a typo creep in here (above)? Ten days "after" the prelay shed they're usually laying (although yeah, it IS easy to o[bleep] the eggs then! 
I can pretty much count the eggs a couple weeks or more before the prelay shed (though technically maybe they're "ova" at that point). I'm thinking you maybe meant 10 days _before_ the shed?
btw, is it correct that they're ova until the shell forms? and if so, anyone know how long prior to deposition that usually occurs? that knowledge would help me better use the right words.
peace
terry
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typo? and a vocabulary question - rtdunham, Fri May 13 16:28:26 2005