it is important for people to understand the distinction that JP is trying to make. Say you want to get into pieds, but are limited in funds. So, you decide to buy pos hets. Well, some poeple will tell you that it is best to buy a whole clutch of pos hets because then you are sure to get atleast some pos hets (e.g. buying a clutch of 4 50% pos hets will give you two hets). Well, that is not really the case. If you buy 4 50% pos hets from one clutch, or 1 each from 4 different clutches it does not change the fact that each egg has a 50% chance of being het. I think some poeple don't understand this principle. I know it does seem like splitting hairs at times, but sometimes it is important.
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Ben

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• A pair of 100% het pieds should produce 25% pieds correct?n/p - pfan151, Fri Sep 23 11:13:14 2005
• RE: A pair of 100% het pieds should produce 25% pieds correct?n/p - toshamc, Fri Sep 23 11:15:15 2005
• not exactly.......(and a link for ya) - JP, Fri Sep 23 11:27:34 2005
• RE: not exactly.......(and a link for ya) - toshamc, Fri Sep 23 11:46:04 2005
• LOL...my pet peave, so I'll dive back in..... - JP, Fri Sep 23 12:04:29 2005
• RE: LOL...my pet peave, so I'll dive back in..... - toshamc, Fri Sep 23 12:12:24 2005
• Exactly! one pied, or more, or less....lol - JP, Fri Sep 23 12:14:03 2005
• RE: Exactly! one pied, or more, or less....lol - craig, Sat Sep 24 21:41:31 2005
• RE: LOL...my pet peave, so I'll dive back in..... - ginebig, Fri Sep 23 12:50:52 2005
• Here is one example of a situation where... - bhmorrill, Fri Sep 23 15:23:15 2005
• RE: not exactly.......(and a link for ya) - pfan151, Fri Sep 23 12:13:53 2005
• RE: not exactly.......(and a link for ya) - JP, Fri Sep 23 12:16:35 2005
• referring to percents in previous post as %white...not percent het....np - JP, Fri Sep 23 12:17:33 2005
• RE: not exactly.......(and a link for ya) - CJBianco, Fri Sep 23 13:24:57 2005
• hahahaha - herphobbyist, Fri Sep 23 13:39:38 2005
• RE: hahahaha - CJBianco, Fri Sep 23 14:09:51 2005
• I wish it worked that way.... - herphobbyist, Fri Sep 23 13:33:02 2005
• RE: I wish it worked that way.... - CJBianco, Fri Sep 23 14:19:51 2005
• RE: not exactly.......(and a link for ya) - blazingreptiles, Fri Sep 23 14:12:03 2005
• Do you guys believe in luck? - nogard, Fri Sep 23 16:36:57 2005
• yep... - coldthumb, Fri Sep 23 16:49:20 2005