I am looking to get a new morph, a Motley, Jungle or Arabesque (hypothetical). The breeders that have them available all use Kahl Albinos, so the other morph I want is 50% het Kahl. Well I don't want to breed that to my Sharp do I.

Now from the breeder end. I am selling that new morph to the customer, he/she wants it for her Sharp project. I only work with Kahl's so I lost the sale.
If I had been working with both Kahl and Sharp I would have both buyer markets.

No lets say I stick with just Kahls, I produce babies that almost any breeder could use in their projects (Kahl is more common). Later on other breeders finally refine the Sharp to what it can really do (like a High-Contrast or Coral version), I want one, but it is stupid to start a new project when I have everything with Kahl genes.

In the end, there are pros and cons to whatever you choose. I believe as a breeder, and someone who wants to have a market edge in the future, having both strains is well worth it. Even if you only have a pair of het Sharps!

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