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Quote: Then you have a chance of getting the chicks too cold, or getting the liquid in their lungs. I think its easier to do it in-shell.

Quote: This is the only thing I found J. Sell or offer for sale or to give away any living baby rabbits, chicks, ducklings or other fowl that have been dyed, colored or otherwise treated so as to have an artificial color. [Ord. 94-027, § 9, 2-7- 94.] Page 6-7...

Finally got pictures. Chicks are about 5 days old. You can see as they feather out, its the normal color. The yellow chick I used about 0.5 cc. The blue chick I believe I only did about .25cc since it was the first one I did. The yellow is a salmon faverolle male over a light brahma hen and...

Quote: Its so interesting to see what everyone's local ordinances say. I wonder if it is at odds with the federal regulations who wins in court? The Federal Animal Welfare Act says: Farm Animals are regulated under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) only when used in biomedical research, testing...

This is what it says for NY. 2.No person shall sell, offer for sale, barter or display living baby chicks, ducklings or other fowl or baby rabbits which have been dyed, colored or otherwise treated so as to impart to them an artificial color. a.No provision of subdivision two...

Quote: When you candle the eggs, make a mark on the egg where to insert the needle, this way you know where to insert the needle and can avoid hitting a vein. Probably easier to do it on day 11 rather than day 14. Awesome. Thanks for the advice. I was going to inject at day 11 but didn't...

Quote: I am very concerned about killing the chicks. I have some encouragement though knowing other people have done it successfully. I have 23 eggs in the bator right now. I think we are only going to inject 6 or so. Will post pics if all goes well. When you candle the eggs, make a mark on...

Quote: Illegal to sell the dyed chicks, not illegal to dye them for personal use. Many breeders will do this so at hatch, they can tell which chicks/duckling came from which line.

I used a 25gauge 5/8" 1cc syringe. Ill try to get some pictures up later today.

I did this recently. The chicks just hatched this past weekend. I did a yellow and blue. You inject the dye on days 11-14. I used about .5cc. I candled the eggs and then used a nail file on the spot I was going to poke the needle through, that made it easier for the needle to be inserted...