DNA sexing for white peafowl

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

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[AquaEyes]

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I haven't done it myself, but I did have Sammy, the DYHA on my head in my pic, DNA sexed when I brought him for his first physical right after I bought him. The vet took a blood sample for other testing, and I just asked for a DNA test to be done as well. So I don't have experience with obtaining a sample myself. However.....coming from the "parrot world" as opposed to the "peafowl world", I can tell you that many parrot breeders send off the just-hatched egg shells for DNA sexing. Basically, if there's blood that can be analyzed, DNA testing will work. You'd have to band the hatchlings and match them up with a number or code written on each eggshell, but you can find out the results REALLY fast that way. The company I used was Zoogen. Their website states that they accept freshly-hatched eggshells, and they have a fast turn-around time. Perhaps you might want to look into it for your next hatch. Here's the website:

http://www.zoogen.biz/



~Chris

 

[swheat]

I have used this company with great results

http://www.dnasexing.com/

 

[ColbyNTX]

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I haven't done it myself, but I did have Sammy, the DYHA on my head in my pic, DNA sexed when I brought him for his first physical right after I bought him. The vet took a blood sample for other testing, and I just asked for a DNA test to be done as well. So I don't have experience with obtaining a sample myself. However.....coming from the "parrot world" as opposed to the "peafowl world", I can tell you that many parrot breeders send off the just-hatched egg shells for DNA sexing. Basically, if there's blood that can be analyzed, DNA testing will work. You'd have to band the hatchlings and match them up with a number or code written on each eggshell, but you can find out the results REALLY fast that way. The company I used was Zoogen. Their website states that they accept freshly-hatched eggshells, and they have a fast turn-around time. Perhaps you might want to look into it for your next hatch. Here's the website:

http://www.zoogen.biz/



~Chris

Their website states that they accept freshly-hatched eggshells, and they have a fast turn-around time. Perhaps you might want to look into it for your next hatch. Here's the website:



That's pretty cool!

 

[AquaEyes]

I know...think about it...you could sell sexed peafowl only a few days old.



~Chris

 

[Shepicca]

I sexed my white male peacock by eggshell. I was desperate to know it wasn't yet anotehr female. The eggshell route was a little more expensive than the blood but I din't have to wait for the card or anything. As he was the only one that hatched knew which shell was his
I used this company they do Canada and US
http://www.healthgene.com/avian/dna_sexing.asp

Irene

 

[chickenzoo]

I used the big one in Tallahassee a few times....... very very fast. You can get your results online right away and then they mail you the certificate.