*Please do not choose this option for Silkies who do not yet have real feathers. This does not work with chick down. Please use blood spots on a plain piece of white paper or an index card for silkies that aren’t old enough to have real feathers yet.
DNA Testing – Silkie Feather Gene
$18.00
Silkie Feather Gene
This PCR test detects the Silkie feather gene associated with the h allele, which results from a -103C>G mutation in the PDSS2 gene on chicken chromosome 3. The test uses allele-specific PCR to determine whether birds carry the Silkie Feather Gene, or do not. As this is a Recessive trait, and you can visually see if they carry two copies of the gene, we only test to see if they carry the gene or they do not. This test is not set up to show if they are Homozygous or Heterozygous.
Tested in our own lab. No shipping charges, results post to your account in about 2 to 3 business days after your samples arrive.
How to collect a feather sample
- Pluck 3 to 5 growing feathers from the chest or back. Pull them out, do not cut them.
- Check that the soft quill tip is attached to each one. That tip holds the DNA, a cut feather will not work.
- Put each bird's feathers in their own labelled paper envelope or a small ziplock.
- Mail the envelopes to us in a regular stamped envelope.
Takes about a minute per bird. No vet visit, and nothing ships to you first.
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