Originally Posted by ElkSlayer91
Originally Posted by mathman
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

HHHH
HHHR
HHRH
HHRR
HRHH
HRHR
HRRH
HRRR
RHHH
RHHR
RHRH
RHRR
RRHH
RRHR
RRRH
RRRR


4R 0H / 0R 4H
3R 1H / 1R 3H
2R 2H / 2R 2H
1R 3H / 3R 1H

RRRR
HHHH
RRRH
RHHH
RRHH
RRHH
RHHH
RRRH

Eight possibilities.

1/8 = 12.5% chance for 4 roosters.


Per usual, you're wrong.

You didn't use logic or reason to get into this opinion, I cannot use logic or reason to get you out of it.

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