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bokgrasul
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Joined: 27 Oct 2005
Posts: 14
Location: ROMANIA |
| How to determine the sex of the Grey? |
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Please, can anyone explain to me how is this DNA test working?
What exactly do I have to do to determine the sex of my baby? In my country it is imposibile to do this, but.... What do you do in your country, and how much does it costs?
I have good friends in Canada and USA. Is it possible to send them something to complete the test there? (like feathers or something....)
Thank you very much!
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Saturday November 12, 2005 8:02 pm |
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shirin
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Joined: 27 Apr 2005
Posts: 7405
Location: Canada, Toronto |
Hi bokgrasul,
DNA testing is done either through a blood test, or from feathers. Your avian vet most definitely does this. Do you have a vet for your Grey? Here in Canada it costs about $45 at the vet to get it done.
If you don't have any means of getting it done where you live you can send a couple of feathers here
http://www.avianbiotech.com/SexingCenter.htm
I think it costs about $28. Just look under feather sexing. |
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Sunday November 13, 2005 3:01 am |
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bokgrasul
Egg
Joined: 27 Oct 2005
Posts: 14
Location: ROMANIA |
Thank you very much for the quick answer!!!
I will send some feathers from Rico to my friend from Canada. He will send the anvelope (i guess a few feathers fit in an anvelope) and pay , and get the results.
From wich part of his body should I collect the feathers? How many? |
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Sunday November 13, 2005 8:47 am |
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bokgrasul
Egg
Joined: 27 Oct 2005
Posts: 14
Location: ROMANIA |
Thank you for answering me so quickly.
Is a high numbers of feathers ? Or is only a few feathers that can fit in an anvelope ? Because I want to put some feathers in an anvelope, an send it to my friends in Canada and after that they can complete the test there and sending th results back.
Is this possible?
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Sunday November 13, 2005 11:08 am |
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shirin
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Joined: 27 Apr 2005
Posts: 7405
Location: Canada, Toronto |
You have to fill out this form
http://www.avianbiotech.com/OrderCenter.htm
and send it to them, and then they will send you a DNA collection kit. The feathers have to be from the neck or chest area, 4-5 feathers, and you need the DNA kit with you before you pluck them because they have to be freshly plucked before they are put in the collection kit. If you send the feathers to your friend first and then have him send it to the company, it might be too late and you might not be able to get an accurate reading. You can read more, or contact avianbiotech if you have anymore questions at 1-850-386-1145 or email:
contact@avianbiotech.com
Are you sure there are no avian vets where you live? There must be, if they sell birds there in petstores? |
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Sunday November 13, 2005 3:16 pm |
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bokgrasul
Egg
Joined: 27 Oct 2005
Posts: 14
Location: ROMANIA |
Here are vets only , none specialized in genetics..... Or maybe in Bucharest, but it will be quite difficult to make them complete this test only for my curiosity...
My parrot is not bought from a pet store,it's kinda illegall transaction.... Sorry about that.......
They are quite expansive , and people are satisfied with canary and little parrots. But not me! I wanted an CAG , and after a few months of intensive searching i got one..... It has hard! He is very sensitive and scared....Still... Only a little improvement after 2 months... |
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Sunday November 13, 2005 10:24 pm |
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shirin
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Location: Canada, Toronto |
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oh I see, that's unfortunate. What happens if your bird gets sick  is there a vet that will see him?
There are also subtle physical dfferences between males and females, but it's never 100% accurate. Males tend to have a more square shaped head, and they're generally slightly bigger than females.
I'm sorry that your grey is taking a while to come around could it be possible that the person you got him from could have been abusive, therefore making your grey really fearful of humans? I'm sure you know greys by nature are a lot more sensitive than other birds, and so they can be traumatized quite easily. But please don't feel discouraged. It might take longer, but he will eventually warm up to you. One of my friends adopted a grey, who was wild caught and severely abused by previous owners. She was plucking and quite aggressive. It took a while, but now she's completely stoped plucking, and she is one of the most affectionate birds I have ever seen.
Another thing that i can recommend is that you can contact Liz Wilson. She's a well known parrot behavior specialist, and does consultations over the phone. She will work with you and offer you advice specific to your situation. It costs money, but it's probably well worth it, if it means you can bond with your parrot faster. Here's her contact information if you're interested: email:
lwilsoncvt@att.net
or call her at [215] 946-5964 |
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Monday November 14, 2005 12:02 am |
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