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This clutch was laid on 6/1 and they just began coming out of their eggs last night. This one is the nicest Hypo I have hatched. I was hoping for an extreme, but I still have a few more clutches so maybe I will get lucky with them.

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"The band is just fantastic, that is really what I think. Oh by the way, which ones pink?"

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"The band is just fantastic, that is really what I think. Oh by the way, which ones pink?"

Thats a great looking vanishing pattern hypo. Congrats!
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Randy Whittington

Thanks, by the way here is that pair of Thayeri I got from you last year. They are doing great- the female is now about tripple in size- she can't eat enough.

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"The band is just fantastic, that is really what I think. Oh by the way, which ones pink?"

I'm glad their doing good and thanks. I hope to see some baby pictures from them in a year or two.
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Randy Whittington

Very nice! Congrats!
Tom Stevens
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"The band is just fantastic, that is really what I think. Oh by the way, which ones pink?"

Very Nice Congrats! I have a clutch of 8 eggs that started to pip last night, they were lais 6/13/08 that would be 78 days. Can't wait to see what they look like. Will post pictures later.

Tom
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Thomas Sierra

Well worth the wait I'd say!, Those are great looking!

Since I always like comparing notes on collective results,...what temps were you keeping those at?

thanks!, ~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

>>Well worth the wait I'd say!, Those are great looking!
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>> Since I always like comparing notes on collective results,...what temps were you keeping those at?

I was just using normal room temps. I think from 73 to 82. I have them in the incubator but I do not have it turned on. I noticed since doing this the babies come out bigger.
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>> thanks!, ~Doug
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Thomas Sierra

Yes, I've also been using slightly cooler temps of approx. 78 or so, and I also think it gives the neonates more time to fully absorb the yolk, thus making them a little more robust than they might otherwise be. Also on the slight off-chance more females might be produced as well, along with fewer deformities being likely.

Thanks for the input!

~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

I will agree with except that this year I am very high on males so the theory of cooler temps will get you more females did not work for me this year at all. But I did the same last year and and I had a balance somewhat on the sexes. Go figure!!!

>>Yes, I've also been using slightly cooler temps of approx. 78 r so, and I also think it gives the neonates more time to fully absorb the yolk, thus making them a little more robust than they might otherwise be. Also on the slight off-chance more females might be produced as well, along with fewer deformities being likely.
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>> Thanks for the input!
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>> ~Doug
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Thomas Sierra

Doug,

I kept the eggs between 74 and 76 degrees. I did the same thing last year and out of 5 clutches one was 50/50 male to female and the others all had more females then males. I know it is not a scientific study, but since it worked I will keep doing it untill I end up with a male heavy clutch.

The down side is that my stuff is just hatching and I will be waiting until October-December for some second clutches.
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"The band is just fantastic, that is really what I think. Oh by the way, which ones pink?"

Really nice hypos. All of those are great.

Interesting note on the temps and sex ratios with Hondos. Last year, I incubated between 79 and 81 degrees and I had a clutch of 12 hypos hatch out as one male and 11 females (I probed the whole clutch twice because I didn't think it was probable). But I also had a clutch of four albinos hatch out all male. I think the average at the end of the year ended up slightly heavy female side but not by much.

Rob Haneisen

Thanks for sharing!,..yes, there are pro's and con's to everything..LOL!

best regards, ~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

very nice! Those are some great looking hypos.

Dave
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