I see what you are saying about a female pied being worth more. Couldn't you argue the same for a male pied being worth more than a het pied as well? I was under the impression that it makes the most sense to spend more on a male as a breeder because it can pass its genes to several females. In this case you can get into the same genes for less money. I wonder how breeders scale from initial price based on single genes versus multiple genes. You are right about od pied but I certainly have seen some reasonably priced yb males. At the end of the day I know you have more experience in this matter but I just had some thoughts.