Pullidex Learning Center
Bird Genetics and DNA Testing Guides
Straight answers on bird sexing, chicken color genetics, and DNA testing, written by the people who run the tests.
Plain answers to the questions we get asked most. Pullidex is a working avian genetics laboratory testing over 2,000 species, from backyard chickens to parrots, waterfowl, ratites, and birds of prey.
- Poultry Sexing: Every Method Compared, and Which One Is AccurateVent sexing, feather sexing, autosexing, old wives tales, and DNA. What actually works at day one.
- How to Sex Silkie Chickens: Why It Is So Hard, and What WorksSilkies hide every normal clue. Here is the realistic timeline and the shortcut.
- Bird DNA Testing and Avian DNA Sexing: How It WorksWhat an avian DNA test reads, what sample to send, and which species we test.
- How Much Does a Chicken DNA Test Cost, and What Do You Get?What drives the price, how bundles work, and what the result actually tells you.
Not sure which test you need? Take the two question test picker on the home page, or send us a photo and we will tell you straight.