Drumroll please...Archie is...

[Ira7]

480 grams, at 14 months!

 

[GaleriaGila]

Yikes. That's almost TWO Rickeybirds at 36 years!

Congratulations!

 

[saxguy64]

Okay, if my math is right, Baxter is, let's see... half Rickybird's age at 18, carry the 2, plus the winter fluff surcharge... Umm, HUGE at her current, stable 650. Lol!

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[LaManuka]

Oh I thought you were going to say Archie turned out to be a girl!

 

[Ira7]

Oh I thought you were going to say Archie turned out to be a girl!

Well, s/he does have female tendencies.

It’s incredible how...I don’t care about the cost..but I can’t stomach the idea of quipping a toenail to get blood for the sex test.

 

[saxguy64]

I can't remember if you mentioned if Archie has had a checkup with the vet. Baseline blood work should be done if you haven't, and they can do the DNA test from that. One stop shopping, so to speak. I'm not a fan of clipping the nail to make it bleed on purpose either.

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[Ira7]

I can't remember if you mentioned if Archie has had a checkup with the vet. Baseline blood work should be done if you haven't, and they can do the DNA test from that. One stop shopping, so to speak. I'm not a fan of clipping the nail to make it bleed on purpose either.

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I had a full workup at my CAV, and it doesn’t require blood.

You only need blood for the sex test.

 

[saxguy64]

Full spectrum blood work including CBC is required to check organ function, dietary/vitamin/mineral deficiencies/toxicity, etc. and many of the disease testing is done with blood sample as well. No way around it. It's information you can't get from a physical exam. You really should consider it. I know it's stressful to have the draw done. A good avian vet will do it without incident, and without anesthesia.

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