mechnut450 - Why not save up the money for the pied? You spend $500 on a pair of hets, then raise them up for 3 years before you can really even have a chance at producing a pied. If you were to start saving with the goal of raising $2000 in 3 years, chances are you would have what you needed to buy a pied in LESS than 3 years due to the price drops every year.