how come femals chins cost more

[lola]

i only have one beige (not sure on color she looks a little silver-ish to me) but why do females cost more

 

[mishalaa]

I don't charge more for females than I do males. I don't know many breeders that do.

However, I don't have females available as often as males. Lately, I have been getting requests for females, but all I have for sale is males.

 

[RDZCRanch]

For pet females I know are going to a good non-breeding home, I do not charge more than males.

For females I'm selling as breeding quality stock, they are priced higher because they are what has to carry the babies. In polygamous breeding runs, you need several females to only one male so the females are more valuable because you need much more of them than males.

 

[aznmexaggie]

Most of the MALES I've bought have been more expensive than my females... (approximately $100 or $200 more than females from the same ranchers). This is because you can utilize one good quaity male and breed him with multiple females to spread his genetics to the next generation more quickly, through multiple litters. A female can only have one mate at any given time and can only pass her genetics down
with each litter which is a slower way of getting an animal's good genetics throughout the herd.

I don't think I have ever seen females listed as more than males... Most of the hobby breeders/small ranchers I know charge about the same for males and females being sold as pets... with males often being slightly more if sold as a breeding animal.

 

[EMSChins]

I know that I have always paid more for my males than my females as a general rule but I charge the same for them when I do sell - which isn't too often.

 

[starleomach]

I don't price based on sex, a standard male and standard femalesame, I do priced based on color and quality. A lot of breeders do it that way. But breeding females are usually more expensive because like tab said you need 1 male...lots of females

 

[greychins]

I'm with everyone else - when we do have pedigreed chins for sale, males and females are priced the same. Same with rescues, they're all the same adoption fee, regardless of male or female.

I have actually seen males for higher prices rather than females, because you need one quality male to impregnate several females... it just depends on where you're getting the chin, I suppose, as to how much it will cost.

 

[Sycamore Chins]

This is how I break it down and justify spending/charging more for females.

I've usually paid more for males, with few exceptions. BUT the males I've bought are TOP quality. If I were to look for a female of the same quality she would definitely be more expensive. It's supply and demand: most breeders keep their good/top quality females so there are less on the market. And everyone wants more females than males, so they will ultimately pay more.
Now, most people will settle with buying lower quality females, because they plan on pairing them with a top quality male. Lower quality = less cost.

So if two animals are the same quality, I will usually spend or charge more for the female.

 

[Riven]

I have paid a lot for both males and females of good quality, but when I'm pricing kits I take into consideration several things, including quality and purpose.

I DO price my females more usually, this is because I tend to have more people looking for females, if I have a lower priced female, that's exactly what you're getting a low priced ( read as lower quality) female. If I have a really nice female I'm either going to keep her myself, or if I have a lot of those lines, no room for her, etc. then I'll charge more for her than most males, simply due to the fact that I keep most of my females for my own program or have people waiting to get females from me which means I offer less females for sale, which comes down to the simple fact of supply and demand.

 

[Tagna]

Lately I have noticed a big price difference with the byb's around me. They want over $100 more for the females sometimes. I think they are under the delusion that since she can have kits she's worth more.

 

[saphire]

I don't charge more for females than I do males. I don't know many breeders that do.

However, I don't have females available as often as males. Lately, I have been getting requests for females, but all I have for sale is males.

same here!

 

[Brittany]

Since you need more females then males in a breeding program I would think that there would be a surplus of males. So they would be cheaper just to get them moved?

 

[Godins Chinchillas]

I price mine based on quality. If I sell a kit then I tend to sell them less just to move them out quicker. But if I hang onto one and they are nice then the price goes up.

 

[jags]

There is always a surplus of males, but not everyone wants just an average male. Most if interested in breeding for quality want the very best there is and there is for sure not a surplus of them. I price according to quality and just how bad I might want to use the animal myself. Not much value in pricing so high that they never sell, especially if it is not something you need to use yourself.