1st eggs of the season!

Primal Rage · 05-03-14, 04:34 PM

Hello all! Had to work some overtime today and came home to quite the surprise. One of my smaller females who had only been paired with my male a couple times had laid a couple eggs! She still has one more in her from what I can tell. Another female is due to drop any day now. This is my first time attempting to breed or incubate eggs. I am very excited! Here are some pics of her inside her egg box. Enjoy!

sharthun · 05-03-14, 04:41 PM

Awesome Congrats!

Primal Rage · 05-03-14, 04:47 PM

Thanks Steve! It will be a couple days before I know if the eggs are fertile. I will keep updating this thread as things progress...

SnoopySnake · 05-03-14, 04:47 PM

Congrats & good luck!

Primal Rage · 05-03-14, 04:49 PM

Thank you Snoopy! I got my fingers crossed!

Sublimeballs · 05-03-14, 04:57 PM

Congrats man. What was the pairing? Can't wait to see the hatchlings. How long so these eggs take to incubate? I've only got a mostly infertile clutch so far this year(7 infertile and 3 that I don't think will make it full term), but I should have another in about a month.

Primal Rage · 05-03-14, 05:19 PM

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Congrats man. What was the pairing? Can't wait to see the hatchlings. How long so these eggs take to incubate? I've only got a mostly infertile clutch so far this year(7 infertile and 3 that I don't think will make it full term), but I should have another in about a month.

Thanks Sublime! I paired her with a extreme hypo male(falcon line). She is also an extreme hypo female(falcon line) and happens to be one of the lightest females I have ever seen. Hopefully I will end up with some absolutely smoking babies. Incubation usually takes 73-80 days. Sorry to hear about your infertile clutch. Good luck with your next clutches.

Sublimeballs · 05-03-14, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Primal Rage

Thanks Sublime! I paired her with a extreme hypo male(falcon line). She is also an extreme hypo female(falcon line) and happens to be one of the lightest females I have ever seen. Hopefully I will end up with some absolutely smoking babies. Incubation usually takes 73-80 days. Sorry to hear about your infertile clutch. Good luck with your next clutches.

I've admired you extreme hypos for awhile. Is it a ressecive mutation? Best of luck to you keep us updated.

Primal Rage · 05-04-14, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Sublimeballs

I've admired you extreme hypos for awhile. Is it a ressecive mutation? Best of luck to you keep us updated.

Yes it is.

mclund · 05-14-14, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Primal Rage

Thanks Sublime! I paired her with a extreme hypo male(falcon line). She is also an extreme hypo female(falcon line) and happens to be one of the lightest females I have ever seen. Hopefully I will end up with some absolutely smoking babies. Incubation usually takes 73-80 days. Sorry to hear about your infertile clutch. Good luck with your next clutches.

Congrats on the Hondo eggs! I always enjoyed working with them. The hatchlings are some of prettiest of all. I am curious to know what temp are you incubating at? At 73-80 days you have to be down around 78 degrees. I had much better luck at 82-83 degrees. In my experience the Hondo's have a very broad range of temps to incubate. (77-88) For me, the lower temps always produced smaller hatchlings. At a consistent 83 degrees they should hatch in 58-60 days and produce very robust hatchlings..just my 2 cents worth.

Matt