You could try what worked with my Mom...
First it was the WFBS, which she never liked the look of:
"I only need the breeders for a little while, then we can resell them! They're rare, people want them!"
Recently sold the last, all told got $150 (they were $80 eggs) so we probably broke even on feed, may have made a little.
Now with the proof of concept in place...
"I need these $175 Sumatra eggs."
"Oh, alright."
I was surprised how easy that conversation was.
