The Blue Diamonds that I am currently working with and selling have already been developed the right way. They were strictly bred and developed for strong health, good fertility, and excellent fur quality. These were the 3 main points strived for and achieved by the original breeder. If someone was to raise Blue Diamonds just for their fur, there is no doubt in my mind that the demand for their beautiful blue color in chinchilla made garments would be great. The animals were developed for this and are already at a high quality rate for this use. The prices paid for the first group of Blue Diamond pelts sold were the highest amounts for any color chinchilla at the Copenhagen Fur auction. So, that is one use that they are already established for. I am hoping to further develop them into a larger more desired type of show animal here in the US. I want to continue to build on the established quality that they already have. That is my own personal goal for them. Most of all, they are just a really eye appealing color chinchilla in person. Which attracts hobbyists and pet chinchilla owners to them as well. They are the "new" thing right now and anytime you want to be among the first to have the hot new thing, you have to pay a premium. With Blue Diamonds, because of their established good quality, it is easier to make that investment pay off once you've established what your goals are for working with them. They are much more versatile than the Curly mutations or the Royal Persian Angora's because there is no pelt market or live animal show uses for those 2. There are many more ways to market and sell Blue Diamonds and you can work with them so much easier using any dominant type of chinchillas. They are definitely a good breeding tool for any breeder that knows what they're doing and how to work with them to further develop desireable traits. Once you have a Blue Diamond to work with, they are virtually as simple to breed as any single recessive. They truly are "The Color of the Future" because they can be worked with for many different goals and their popularity because of their attractive eye appealing color will continue to grow.
