Valentine's Day Hatch

[farmerChef]

Has anyone even dyed their chicks before? I did it once with 5 eggs, 3 hatched. They were sooo cute

Maybe some pink/red chicks for Valentines???

 

[CapricornFarm]

I think chicks dyed red might peck each other. What do you do to color them?

 

[9Catsz]

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This sounds as if you dye them while still in the egg???

 

[BHep]

Grape cool aid mix........

 

[Melissa Rose]

You can use beet juice to.

It makes them a lovely pink

Just use a small amount of beet juice canned not pickled and a toothbrush to brush it into the feathers. Rinse lightly and blow dry. It wears off pretty fast

Works on poodles too

 

[Melissa Rose]

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Ohhhhh pretty

 

[farmerChef]

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This sounds as if you dye them while still in the egg???

Yes, you do it at 2 weeks, .5 cc of food dye. Have to poke a little hole and eject it under the membrane, then wax over the hole. I did green, blue, and orange, but I didn't take any pictures, I think. I sold 2 and kept one
The chick absorbs the dye when it makes its feathers, that's why you do it at 2 weeks. Some times the beak and leg scales are colored too, but they don't stay that way.

 

[mrheinz77]

We have a contestless prize. Thank you 9Catsz
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[brijay2]

I'm in!!! How do you poke a hole without breaking the shell?

 

[bikerchic]

I am getting excited about this swap and hatch!

I have a feeling this will open up a whole new world of addiction!