I'm going to play devil's advocate here for a moment, so no one shoot me for it...
What about those of us who are willing to sit on prices because we have quality animals but we are new to breeding. Are you saying people SHOULDN'T be breeding just to breed and we should monopolize the people that have made a real business out of it already? Don't we all have to start somewhere?
I understand that more breeders = more animals = less demand = less cost for the animal. However, I don't think it's fair to group ALL new breeders into the category of people who shouldn't be breeding. For example, this last season was my very first season. I bred my animals because I love them and I love genetics. I didn't do it for the money or just to breed. However, I don't personally feel like I shouldn't be breeding just because someone on the forum said not to so prices go back up.
I hope that makes some sense. although I agree with much that is being said, being a new breeder kinda puts me in an awkward position in this discussion so I wanted to just throw out the other side of the argument. There are two types of new breeders: ones who care and ones who are in it to make a buck. I think all of what yall are saying applies to those who just want to make a buck. But for those of us who are new and DO care, I don't think we should be lumped into the same category.
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