That was an average price. It's a color mutation, but just as common as their normal colors. I'm pretty sure its a hen. The males develop blue 'noses' fairly early. Little birds are (in general) easy to let the parents feed and are very tame if they get handled often when there old enough. I have hand fed them and it does make them out to be great pets but its very time consuming, messy, and formula is expensive. Your list of pors and cons is very telling. Good luck eather way
Either. The word is either.