Question about DNA sexing

[kitt4kaz]

I have a 6 month old Timneh that we have had since he was 10 weeks old. We do not know his sex but I think I would like to know.

My question is how is the best way to go about getting it done? We live in a very rural area with no avian vet within 2 hours of us. My breeder referred me to an online testing kit that I can order. But how I am supposed to get blood from him or feathers. I am afraid to do anything on my own in fear of harming him.

Any advice?

Thanks

Edited January 16, 2013 by kitt4kaz

[danmcq]

Please go here. I would suggest using the feather method. Just pluck a couple of breast feathers as per their instructions: http://www.avianbiotech.com/Feathers.htm

[kitt4kaz]

This is the company the breeder recommended. So please walk me through exactly how to pluck them. I don't want to hurt him. He won't bleed from plucking chest feathers, will he? Just use a set of tweezers and do a quick pull? I am nervous. Can't you tell? He is my baby!

Thanks for the reply!

[danmcq]

Yes, just use tweezers to pluck a couple of small chest feathers. Any bleeding would be pretty much nothing from this. You may need to towel you grey to do this. If you do not wish a perhaps scary event to be associated with you, you could take your grey to an avian vet and get it done and a check up if one has not been done yet.

[danmcq]

Yes, just use tweezers to pluck a couple of small chest feathers. Any bleeding would be pretty much nothing from this. You may need to towel you grey to do this. If you do not wish a perhaps scary event to be associated with you, you could take your grey to an avian vet and get it done and a check up if one has not been done yet.