Wanting to breed but have some questions.

[JodanOrNoDan]

No way to tell for sure by looking. If you do not know how old they are you are going to have to go by weight. I would ask the breeder about the age though. If they are het for pied and only het for pied i would make sure I had something to do with all the normals I am going to get from the breeding before I did it.

[Fred89]

Ok I appreciate the info, and that's the thing the g/f won the pair as a door prize at a show so didn't really get the breeders info was just told they were het for pies and that's really the only thing they told her, if there's going to be a lot of normals in the clutch what type would you suggest to bread them too or should I just take a chance with them?

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Pied not pies.

[usaf21stsf]

If they are both 100% het pied your odds come out to 25% pied, 50% 50% het pied, and 25% normals. What the other user was saying is there's a very good chance (75%) you'll end up with some kind of normal. It can be difficult to sell normals, even with the 50% het pied. They were just making sure you have a plan to house babies that may not sell for months.

[The Golem]

Hey, I have a breeding pair that I recently purchased at a show

...the g/f won the pair as a door prize at a show so didn't really get the breeders info

Pied not pies.

Seems like a bizarre and impractical 'door prize' particularly if basic info on the pair is not included.