I'm crossing them for a couple reasons, the main one is I have little choice. I only have one breeder male from my line, my pastel het pied male... and he stopped breeding early this year and I had to back him up with something to ensure viable clutches. The pastel pied from my line is thinking about kicking in for me late in the season, but that isn't something I'm relying on.
You can be sure I'll produce plenty of clutches next year that are completely my line!! I'm looking forward to it, because I really do believe they have some unique characteristics....
Justin