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meet our new macaw baby!~ I just went to get it today. it is a calico macaw ..... a hybrid between a green wing father and a military mom. it is only 4 months old and everyone thinks it may be a she but we do not know for sure yet. one thing is for sure and that is it is one big ole cuddle bug!

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  • 2 weeks later...

so we got the DNA results back and baby is a girl! so now we need to name her on our list is tesla-bailee-lila-vena any others to add or point us to the ones you like best :)

also........... for the dna test I only plucked one chest feather...... and then got about 7 from below her cage :) everyone tried to say they had to be plucked! I thought if the police can get my DNA from a cup they sure as heck can get DNA from a feather that was stuck in said bird :) worked great!

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this was so eazy! I just printed the form online filled it out............ made myself pluck one feather.......... but those darn thinks dont come out eazy! I found it quite hard to cause my bird pain. so after one I cleaned the cage and waited for new fresh ones to fall. gathered up several put them in a zip lock and sent them off :) cost was 24 bucks and I just had them mail me the results took less then 2 weeks from start to finish.

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  • 4 months later...

I am so glad to hear the way you did your DNA worked out fine. I have been thinking of doing just that but didn't want to pay for an inconclusive test. Plus, I don't want to break the trust we are building with Gilbert, so this could be an alternative if we get a feather he plucks himself before it is time to go back to the vet for something else. Have you chosen her name?

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