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I unfortunately do not know how she is. I ended up giving her to a “friend” who took one of my cockerels, to sweeten the deal. I have not heard anything and the one time I asked, I got a very vague answer. She was a beautiful bird, I regret not keeping her.🙁 I have this photo from when she was...

I’m sure some science minded people could figure it out! I believe they use PCR technique. I know some Silkie breeders especially use this service in order to sell “guaranteed” pullets. Adds significantly to the price of the chick though.😊

iqbirdtesting.com Not sure how to link it. 🤷‍♀️

Thanks! You can see why we want to keep her!🥰

Also in our case we are selling these chicks quite young and wanted to keep this one, so needed to know gender before it would be evident. 😊

Yes, it was IQ Bird testing, apparently at the bottom of the certificate it states: "reproduction of this report is prohibited without express written consent". Just wanted to be on the safe side! They have quick turn around times and I am sure they appreciate the advertising anyway! 😊

Just thought I would share my experience with DNA testing of feathers and now eggshell! When my Silkies were approximately six weeks old I wanted to determine their genders and had heard about feather testing using DNA. I sent feather samples of my six birds and ended up with three boys and...