Dyed chicks

[cluckmecoop7]

I don't see any point in "needing" to dye your chicks.
If you're "all for organic and natural", dying chicks shouldn't be on your "To Do" list.

 

[Chookwagn]

I don't see any point in "needing" to dye your chicks.
If you're "all for organic and natural", dying chicks shouldn't be on your "To Do" list.

Exactly

 

[EmmaRainboe]

I see it like dressing your dog. I only find it inhumane in that many people do it around easter time in attempts to sell cute little baby chicks and people impulse buy them. Then when the chicken gets big they dump it.

I'm regards to dying silkies I don’t really see the issue.
I don’t exactly see the appeal either, but to each their own.

 

[wolf-deer88]

I think they dye them the color of the ground

Oh, okay. That makes sense. But most predators have good eyesight. With an exception of large foul. Don't know about them.

 

[ElizaMay]

My opinion..... dyeing chicks is no different to dressing your baby boy in pink.

But don't they dye them by injecting food colouring into the shell before they hatch so they come out coloured?
I think that would be highly objectionable.
But with a mature bird, provided it did not stress the bird then maaaaaybeee.

 

[cherrynberry]

I think its unnecessary. Some people do it to tell their chickens apart. Others do it in a humane way, but I don't think its really worth it, especially since they need to be re-dyed every so often.

 

[cluckmecoop7]

Please don't.

 

[WallyG74]

Save the planet, love the planet, etc, etc… If something is wrong or illegal and you want to do it bad enough you’ll find a way to justify it in your head but your justification doesn’t help that chick any.

 

[NatJ]

But don't they dye them by injecting food colouring into the shell before they hatch so they come out coloured?
I think that would be highly objectionable.

Actually, dyeing the chicks inside the shell can be useful if you are breeding chickens and need to know which chicks came from which parents. Then you do not need to somehow keep them separated while they hatch, and you don't need to fuss with legbands or other markings while they are little and growing so fast.

(I've never done it, but I have seen it recommended in some books, although obviously it only works on chicks with light-colored down.)

 

[Chicken poppy]

Love it or hate it ! Let’s talk about it!

Food coloring chickens! Dyed chickens ! Artificially/natural ingredient colored chickens

Now I’m ALL for organic - I actually grow organically for my pets and family - I love the idea of saving the planet (although humans currently collectively suck at it) - I love permaculture - and respect (treating other the way you would want to be treated) including all of my personal , and - all of our planets plants & animals .


Thus being said - I’m unable to ACTUALLY ask my animals how they feel about dying their hair !

But I doooo feel like each animal has a personality - and of course it’s mostly dependent of how the owner treats/handles them !

Now I’ve had some dumb chickens and also some really smart ones !

So reallllllyyyyyy how much do they actually care???

But I need some help because I want to do it - but it’s illegal ! (or in some eyes - only if you get caught)

Seriously though I can’t wrap my head around color dyed chickens being entirely considered inhumane - OF COURSE THERE ARE NUMEROUS INHUMANE WAYS OF COLOR DYING ANIMALS ! - but obviously someone who loves their chicken doesn’t want to cause them harm - that’s counter intuitive.


I find it irrational if my chicken/chickens are my personal friendly pets - that I have no intention of getting rid of ! Whyyy is it illegal for me to dye my own bird/birds!

Yet professionally dyed dogs are acceptable - there’s definitely a double standard

Opinion from my fellow chickenheads ??

I had questioned this a while ago, however i never actually wanted to do it. First off, many ways are harmful (like you stated) but it also seems unneeded. just why? for people who are doing it probably want to make them look easter like, ive seen lots do that. And that usually is a way to sell the chickens. it just seems weird and unnessecary not to mention would need to be preformed just right to insure the health of the chicken.