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Post by “ANG” on Sept 3, 2020 17:41:48 GMT -5
Hi everyone, been a lurker for a couple weeks now reading through all your posts. This board is better than any book on parrots as everyone gives a wide variety of answers and feedback for all problems/dilemmas with their Quaker. So thank you I’ve learned so much already. Had a Senegal for about 10 years but with relocation on my part I had to rehome him. Finally I got myself a baby Quaker, Kozmo. it’s a yellow ‘dilute’ (not sure what that means but it’s very light green almost yellow with light blue wings). Still a baby and hand feeding with syringe 3x a day. Any idea how soon I can get a DNA test for gender? Can it be done with babies? Kozmo is about 6-7 weeks old now.
looking forward to reading up on all new posts.
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Post by cnyguy on Sept 3, 2020 20:24:24 GMT -5
Welcome to you and Kozmo. I'm not sure about the DNA test; that's somrthing you could ask your veterinarian about. If I remember right, dilute color mutations have less pigmentation in the feathers, resulting in paler coloration. It sounds like that might describe Kozmo's coloring.
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Post by Caseysmom on Sept 3, 2020 22:02:09 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum! It’s great you are reading through all the different posts. I would think you could do a DNA test at any time but like cnyguy says your avian vet will be able to help you with that. Looking forward to hearing more about Kozmo! Welcome!
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Post by biteybird on Sept 10, 2020 4:27:51 GMT -5
Hi there, Ang and Kozmo, from Australia! When we purchased Bonnie from the breeder she was around 8-9 weeks old and came with a DNA certificate, so I would presume that you could get one done at any stage, since Kozmo is already around 7-8 weeks old. Hope this helps. And I hope you enjoy the Forum! We appreciate your nice comments, thank you.
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