Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye
I'm hoping for one rooster, and three hens, in case anyone is wondering.


On a particular set of four eggs it's a 1/16 chance.

In the space of all sets of four eggs it's a 4/16 chance.

RHHH, HRHH, HHRH, HHHR are your one rooster, three hens arrangements out of

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HHRH
HHRR
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HRRH
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RHHH
RHHR
RHRH
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