I think this post does not deserve to be down voted. Objectively, making them pet is a viable commercial approach.
Maybe they could find something in their specific breed of not-actually-a-dodo that's patentable.
Or they could only distribute one sex of bird to the public, at least initially.
You definitely can't patent a corgi, but they're still quite expensive. Considering that dodo breeding is probably nontrivial, they could potentially make a profit. Depends on how the genetic engineering is funded, I suppose, and how well the work they do on the dodo applies to other animals. (If it's too dodo-specific it might not be worth it, but if work can be reused then it makes their next extinct pet even more profitable per unit)