I was reading some old posts on here, and came across one that showed some really huge red bull eggs. That made me start thinking... (dangerous I know) What have you experienced bull breeders noticed about egg size within your collections? I had three clutches this year, two multi het stuff, and then the Kingsville reds. The KR eggs are MUCH larger than the other two. Is this something that is typical with red bulls?
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Egg size
acheela
Jul 30, 2013 07:41 PM
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hermanbronsgeest
Jul 31, 2013 01:39 AM
I share the exact same experience with my pair of Kingsvilles. Much larger than average eggs, resulting in much larger than average hatchlings.
This may be an adaptation to a marginal environment, as larger hatchlings are capable to exploit a wider range of prey items. Just an educated guess, for what it's worth.
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pyromaniac
Jul 31, 2013 08:10 AM
My babies from Kingsville red x Stillwater hypo parents in 2011. The head poking up is hers. This big pink girl weighed 33 grams at hatching, and her four siblings all weighed no more than 29 grams each. She continued to outstrip them in growth and is now even bigger than both her parents.
Here she is with her mother the other day. She is in blue at the moment. She seems to have taken after the Kingsville red side of the family size wise. The eggs are large, but since I have only the one pair of breeding adults I have nothing yet to compare them to.
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acheela
Jul 31, 2013 08:18 PM
I'm super excited!! Maybe I can post baby pics of my own soon!!
mrand
Aug 09, 2013 03:54 PM
three clutches with significant variation:
1. young (3yo) female 4' WT produced 1st clutch of 11, mean hatchling size = 28.3g (range: 28-32g)
2. old (10 yo) female 5' Red Amelanistic, clutch of 17, mean size = 36.7g (range: 29-40g)
3. old (~6yo) female 5' Kingsville red, clutch of 10, mean size = 54.9g (range: 47-65)
age and size confound the data, but there may be a trend with the reds.
matt
acheela
Aug 10, 2013 10:06 AM
Seems like it to me... I'll keep track of mine for awhile and see what happens... but it looks like the reds are significantly bigger.
