We used https://iqbirdtesting.com/. It was 17.99 per chick using feathers (15.99 if you get blood) plus shipping (they offer an $11 fedex 2 day label option if you want). One of our first samples wasn't good enough and they retested for free. Once received, it took 2 hours-1 day for them to...
Ugh - yes thank you for reminding me that SS is the abbreviation Speckled Sussex - will try to be more clear next time!
I have been trying to figure out what breeds went into the Sapphire Sky and haven't quite been able to figure it out. We got ours from a local hatchery, but it looks like the...
I thought so, too, about the Barred Rock because of the comb (even though coloring as chick and now looks more pullet-like)! Also it is by far my most friendly and most dominant chick! That's why we also tested its DNA when testing our (now rehomed) cockerel. But the dna test cam back girl for...
Hi! We have four alleged pullets which were all allegedly hatched on April 1 and 3 (so about 9 weeks ago). The Jubilee Orpington (JO), Barred Rock (BR), and Salmon Faverolle (SF) all were picked up when they were allegedly 10-12 days old, but I really have some doubts that the SF was as old as...
We have three chicks (jubilee orpington, salmon faverolle, and barred rock) from a local hatchery, and we feel pretty confident that they are all pullets as they all conform to what pullets of those breeds should look like. We also have a random fourth chick that was hatched in one of my kid's...