Normals in a group?

[tideguyinva]

Why is it so important to have plenty of normal females in your collection? I understand breeders do it to prove out genetics and new morphs but is that the only reason?

[kellysballs]

If you are breeding I would think it is a nice way to deepen the gene pool in your collection. If you sell everything you breed then it is not a big deal. But if you keep a few hold backs here and there you have none related females to bring into your blood line to keep it strong.

[Somed00d]

Female normals are fairly cheap compared to female morphs.

You can take 1 morph male and breed him to 15 females producing more morphs or hets depending on your morph. For example I have 7 normal females and a mojave male, I expect to produce lots of mojave's next season and hold back all the females for future breeding.

However many breeders are replacing normals with co-dominant morphs. If your a breeder and want to follow the trends you need to start producing combo morphs.

I would say you could never have enough females regardless of morph. (if you have the room to house them)



Richard

[frankykeno]

Remember too every normal isn't like every other normal. It's not like they are rubber stamped with a certain pattern or color or marking. The normal female may have quite a lot of effect on how the offspring sired by a male morph looks so having a nice group of normal females to choose from can help a breeder "define" the look he or she is breeding for.

[tideguyinva]

Thanks everyone it is good to learn these little things from everyone on here. Im not a breeder but I do plan on making some babies in the next few years and all this info helps out alot.

[fattielumpkin]

Great info. next step load up on more normal females!

[tideguyinva]

yup picked up 2 more this weekend, they are pretty girls