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Duckie's DNA test

What will Duckie's DNA test reveal?

  • male

    Votes: 9 42.9%
  • female

    Votes: 12 57.1%

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ode.to.parrots

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Awwww! Duckie is a little boy!!! :heart: It's good that you know now. What are your plans at this point for getting another conure?
 

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Duckie, Duckie, Duckie...boy, oh boy...:) ;)
 

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...There, I voted. :innocent:

OMG!! I was expecting an email, but never got one, so just checked the iQBirdTesting website, looked at my account AND...the results are in!! :laugh::heart:




I cannot explain how, like...utterly surprised I am, even thought that's what I guessed!
:hug8:
Duckie's a dude? :storkb:
 

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Awwww! Duckie is a little boy!!! :heart: It's good that you know now. What are your plans at this point for getting another conure?
Well, the little girl Green Cheek that we met I think is TOO GOOD to pass up! I AM afraid to deal with hormones, and eggs, and all that stuff....EEEE! But I'll discuss it with the girl at the rescue. =))

Duckie, Duckie, Duckie...boy, oh boy...:) ;)
I know! How will I ever get used to saying "he" after 9 years?? Haha. Crazy!
 

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Well, the little girl Green Cheek that we met I think is TOO GOOD to pass up! I AM afraid to deal with hormones, and eggs, and all that stuff....EEEE! But I'll discuss it with the girl at the rescue. =))

I know! How will I ever get used to saying "he" after 9 years?? Haha. Crazy!

Girl birds can lay eggs without boy birds. (I'll tell you when you're older.) But al least now you know to swap out any eggs asap.
 

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Girl birds can lay eggs without boy birds. (I'll tell you when you're older.) But al least now you know to swap out any eggs asap.
:lol:...I know. But with all boys (were that the case), I wouldn't have that "problem". BUT I think I'll just have to get used to this extra element of parronthood, because I'm pretty sure I can't pass up the little one in waiting...
 

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I guess so! I keep thinking...so "she's a boy!?", oh wait...
Hey, we don't judge, missy. We love them all equally. But yeah, we really do. :heart:

Have you noticed how many birds have opposite-gender names? At least Duckie's is neutral.
 

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Hey, we don't judge, missy. We love them all equally. But yeah, we really do. :heart:

Have you noticed how many birds have opposite-gender names? At least Duckie's is neutral.
I do too. :hug8:Yeah, I have noticed. I remember somewhere here there was a "Princess Mitch". Hehe. Always cracked me up ;)
 

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Congrats!
 

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Congrats!!!
 

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Bug will occasionally pull a pin feather just to ant it. :depressed: I'm curious if one would be enough to DNA test....
 

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@faislaq I wonder too!

On the iQBirdTesting site it says they want at least 5 feathers with visible quills.

On their FAQ there is a question that says -

Q: Are freshly plucked feathers necessary for accurate results?
A: DNA takes an extremely long time to break down, however, testing is likely to be more successful if feathers are freshly plucked.

Their instructions say
  • Move aside the surface feathers from the lower chest area and find the smaller ones underneath.
Here are the full instructions:

DNA gender test - iQBirdTesting

I guess if you are willing to risk losing the $11.99 if there is not enough DNA on the previously plucked and collected feathers, it would be worth a shot!

I would've gone that way, but Bailey, the woman from the rescue, came over and helped me collect Duckie's blood sample. I was too nervous to do it by myself.
 

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Well, the little girl Green Cheek that we met I think is TOO GOOD to pass up! I AM afraid to deal with hormones, and eggs, and all that stuff....EEEE! But I'll discuss it with the girl at the rescue. =))

I know! How will I ever get used to saying "he" after 9 years?? Haha. Crazy!
9 years?! Oh my... I went 2 ish years calling Sherbie a boy. It was hard changing over to the female pronoun. It probably took me a month or two to get used to it though.
 

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Congrats! I love Duckie's name. Is it from the tv show NCIS ?
 
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