Stud fees

I’m still new to breeding unicorns. I managed to snag a nice foal and brought her up with decent skills. I’m hoping to get some good foals from her. There aren’t many studs out right now. I want to make some requests to players personally. Because I’m still getting the hang of what the economy is like online, I’m not sure what an appropriate fee would be, and I don’t want to offend players with a lowball. My mare has over 22,000 in skills and over 60 BLUP. What is the general stud fee for a stud with a similar or better skills and BLUP?
EasierReadThanDone
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The top Fjord team unicorns are in the 24,100+ range. The team states on their team page that maximum genetic potential for sales and coverings: 21500. Which means they will not release sales or coverings for anything over 21500.

The other top teams are in the 19,365+ range. I imagine that any high GP that you find is going to be set at the maximum stud fee of 7,500.

Your mare is a foal from the top team and was released with a GP of 21,032. Your stud is also a release from the top team with a lesser GP. Therefore, unless you find a non-team breeder with high GP, you are not going to find covers over 21,500, so cost is moot.

You can use the directories to search for Fjord uni breeders that are not team breeders, but the top team is pretty dominant. I did not find one until the 21,700+ range.

Since unicorns can only breed 3 times without a special BMI, most breeders do not offer coverings, they save them for their own mares. So you can use passes to purchase a stud from the top breeder which won't be more than 21,500 or you can do what every other player has done. Breed up from your own stock.
Windwalker2
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Unicorns don't have covering limits - just drafts and donkeys.
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Thank you so much for your detailed answer! I really appreciate it. I have one foal I guess I’ll raise up. I think I’ll be able to get him up to a similar level. These teams are so interesting. But I’m not that serious a player. And I play for free. So I doubt I’ll be able to keep up, even if I could join one. I’m having fun as is so I won’t sweat it hahadefault smiley (8)
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You are right - I had been discussing donkeys with this player in a different forum and my mind did not switch from donkeys to regular unis. default smiley :'(
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