Quote Originally Posted by Isis View Post
The thing everyone keeps forgetting is that he doesn't have a het pied, he has a normal with pied markers. He has something with no background genetics to prove it's even POSSIBLY a het pied. If he spends the $800 on the het female he'll be making all poss hets if the male is a normal. I'd rather spend the $800 on an actual male pied, or spend $200 more for an actual female pied. $800 for a het female just doesn't sound worth it to me, not if you can get a female pied for $200 more.
He obviously wants to try and prove this male out. There is nothing wrong with that at all. People are doing it with dinkers every year. It is not a losing situation to buy a breedable het pied female for $800 if he has the money. Either he proves this male out this year or buys a pied male next year and makes pieds next year. I don't think you are understanding that any hatchling female he buys he has to wait three years to breed. This way he can do it sooner.