Re: Better Males with worse female rule
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Originally Posted by
bcr229
The advice in the article works if you are trying to maximize the return on your investment money, since one male can service multiple females each year so it makes sense to spend a lot on a powerhouse male and pair him with several cheaper females, rather than the reverse.
OTOH if you are a hobby breeder and you only plan on pairing a few animals each year because your focus is on enjoying these guys as a hobby rather than wringing every last dime from them, then buy what you want and pair what you want to produce what you want.
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Originally Posted by
Soord
Alright thanks, im definitely the latter. I have another job so I care more about making cool morphs over money.
i'm apart of the latter as well and would not mind offering my Clown girl to my Mojave or whatever to get a combo i want. same goes for my Pieds or Cherry Bomb even. but i do see the business-economics perspective.
Re: Better Males with worse female rule
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Originally Posted by
AntTheDestroyer
This idea is only based on economics. First in general males are worth less than females so it makes sense to buy the cheaper of the two when it comes to high priced morphs. Secondly males can be bred to multiple females so it again make sense to have them in more higher priced genes to better spread their desirable genes. Males also get to a breeding age sooner which means a faster return on your investment.
It is not that you shouldn't breed a less expensive male with a more expensive female, It is more that it makes the most economic sense to own many low priced females and a few high priced males. Of course this will not always fit your breeding plans, and you will have to breed a high priced female to a lower priced male to complete your goal. This may make economic sense if it puts you in a place to make a higher priced morphs in later generations.
This basically sums in up. Not a "Rule" but more of a general practice.
