OK, here's something I've been thinking about while I add more females to my collection (of currently one! LOL). But thinking about where I'd like to go as a hobbyist in breeding.
When you are breeding say a het or co-dom to a normal female - is a normal is a normal is a normal, or do you pick your normal girls based on their looks? For example, coloring and/or pattern type?
For example, the new girl I'm getting is reduced pattern, dark with lovely chocolate blushing. I'd be thrilled if she gave me normal offspring that resembled her. BUT, would she combine better with a particular morph? Would a het pied bred to a lighter female and then their offspring bred back to him result in nicer pieds, or the same situation with your het bred to a darker, reduced pattern girl and their offspring bred back to daddy result in better quality.
Or does it matter?