Guides and Protocols for DNA Bird Sexing

Guides for Getting Started

Learn about how the method works, and what results to expect.

Explore the essential equipment and materials that you’ll need to set up a bird sexing workflow for the first time.

Start with a sample (feather, blood spot) and extract the DNA.

Use feathers as your starting sample.

Use blood spots as your starting sample.

Go from DNA sample, to a result you can analyse.

See our guide to help you choose a primer set for your birds.

Run a PCR using Primer Set 1, the primer pair CHD1F/CHD1R.

Run a PCR using Primer Set 2, the primer pair 2550F/2718R.

Run a PCR using Primer Set 3, the primer pair P0/P2/P8.

Run a PCR using Primer Set 4, the primer pair CHD1LF/CHD1LR.