Waiting on the DNA

[Dopey]

Over the weekend I plucked the feathers from three parrots and sent them to Avian Biotech. They just notified me that they received my samples/order and that it will be another 1-3 days before I can get my information but they also sent me my passcode/number in order to get the information. I am so excited.

 

[Amanda_Bennett]

What are you hoping for? Boys or girls?

 

[Ann333]

I requested the sample kit from avian biotechlast week I'm still waiting for itto arrive so I can send mine off too. I'm hoping Pumpkin is a boy. I can't wait to find out. What are you hoping for?

 

[Dopey]

What are you hoping for? Boys or girls?

You know - I don't know. It really doesn't make a difference we are just curious. Hopefully it will make it easier to say he/she and him/her.

 

[Dopey]

I requested the sample kit from avian biotechlast week I'm still waiting for itto arrive so I can send mine off too. I'm hoping Pumpkin is a boy. I can't wait to find out. What are you hoping for?

Funny - I thought they had forgotten me and not sent it. I found it on my kitchen table...I'm the only one who gets the mail at my house. I had forgotten all about it. Took me days to get the courage to pluck my babies.

 

[Ann333]

Haha that me too i forget everything. Well did they react?

 

[Dopey]

Haha that me too i forget everything. Well did they react?

Of course. I toweled all three of them...I think by the end of it. I used pliers to get the ones from the Amazon (can't remember if I toweled him in the end or not) and the other two I toweled. I didn't feel bad toweling them...I just felt bad plucking them.

 

[Ann333]

I'm hoping plucking Pumpkin doesn't turn into a production... he's not towel trained...

 

[Dopey]

Well - you could start working on that. The Cockatoo just looks at me now with the evil eye.

 

[Flboy]

My daughter, vet tech says to avoid using a feather sample, says it is too hard to control bleeding if it goes wrong. Their shop prefers blood sample from a nail.

 

[Ann333]

I heard that the feather sample was preferred because of less bleeding.... ?

 

[Sunset_Chaser]

Yay! Can't wait to hear what the results are Mary Lynn!! They are usually pretty fast emailing the results so the wait shouldn't be too bad Not like my twin sis who made me wait 15 days after she had gotten the results so that I could open them on Christmas!!!!

 

[Sunset_Chaser]

I have always plucked the feathers and have never encountered a problem with bleeding.

 

[Allee]

How exciting! I've only had my U2 tested, she didn't even blink, and there was no blood.

 

[kalypso123]

I just researched avian biotech and they are located in my little old town Tallahassee. Who would have ever thought that an important company would have headquaters in town. Hmm maybe they would let me go thereto check out how they do it.

 

[amjokai]

I usually clip the nail and put the blood on the card....

 

[Dopey]

Yay! Can't wait to hear what the results are Mary Lynn!! They are usually pretty fast emailing the results so the wait shouldn't be too bad Not like my twin sis who made me wait 15 days after she had gotten the results so that I could open them on Christmas!!!!

That was just mean...but sounds like something a sis would do and especially a twin sis.

 

[Dopey]

How exciting! I've only had my U2 tested, she didn't even blink, and there was no blood.

I think it was more me afraid of them biting me. We are still new to each other.

 

[Dopey]

I just researched avian biotech and they are located in my little old town Tallahassee. Who would have ever thought that an important company would have headquaters in town. Hmm maybe they would let me go thereto check out how they do it.

I think you should suggest that they give tours...or do a video.

 

[Dopey]

I usually clip the nail and put the blood on the card....

The only blood that I saw on Monday was from my own finger after I tried to get Jingle in the shower. I guess plucking his feathers and a shower in one day was just too much. For him and me.