"Fee" for lending out breeder males

[Ally.]

I haven't bred yet, but me and a few friends have already talked about this and this is exactly what we came up with. 50% is better than 0%. You just have to make sure that where ever your BP(s) go, they will be getting the best of care while they are gone or it really isn't worth anything.

Just my 2 cents.

I know lesser bees aren't going for $1000, I was just using that figure amount as an example. Also, with dogs, you're right, the owner of the stud generally gets first pick. But that's also in a litter where all pups will be close to the same in value.

I trust my friend 100%. If anything were to happen to my male (god forbid) while in her care, she'd take full responsibility. And I'll also be using my male too so she'd only probably have him for a few days every couple of weeks so feeding wouldn't be an issue. I also don't want half of her clutch. That would be more babies I'd have to sell. But getting a lesser bee out of it would be awesome. So maybe if she's willing to make that deal, then we could go from there. I just didn't know what was acceptable, but seeing as how most people split the clutch 50/50, giving me a lesser bee (if she gets one) would be more than fair on her end.

Thanks for all the info, everyone! This is why I love this site everyone is more than willing to be friendly and help out!

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Oh, and don't forget quarantine procedures. That will add months to the loans.

I'd just avoid them.

They should be done quarantine by the time breeding season starts, though. And if we have to start a little later, that's okay too.