does anyone know where i can get a dyed chick

[IggiMom]

There was a long thread about how to do this on the forum not so long ago. I'll bet if you did a search it would come up.

It did not sound too difficult.

Some people do it to help identify different chicks.

Catherine

 

[houndit]

Hoovers hatchery sells them. They also have a picture you can see of them.

 

[STEPHANIELAUREN]

where at? i cant find it on their website...

 

[katrinag]

Why don't you hatch or find light colored chicks and dye them yourself?
It's not hard to do.

 

[STEPHANIELAUREN]

im just so scared to do it cause i know youve gotta dye the eggs and id never be able to live with myself if i slipped and killed a baby before it ever even got a chance =/

 

[katrinag]

Then do it after they hatch.

 

[IggiMom]

It can be done before they hatch. I have no idea how the hatcheries do it.

Catherine

 

[Judy]

Quote:
Here's the directions:

http://chickscope.beckman.uiuc.edu/resources/egg_to_chick/coloring.html

But I don't see why you couldn't just spray some dilute food coloring on the chicks.

 

[The Monkey Mama]

Oddly enough, here is a YouTube video of dyed easter chicks. Weird. I've never seen such a thing either!

Kelly

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

I know that Ideal colors their Easter chicks post-hatch. I don't see why food coloring wouldn't work. Do a search for dying your own chicks and see what pops up. There were several threads on this topic earlier this year.

By the way, I know that there has been much debate on coloring chicks, but I think that they general consensus is that coloring them after they hatch is more humane, and much easier.