DYED Easter Chicks???

[G Mitch]

i am definitely trying that next spring..i LOVE how dyed chicks look.

Vegetable based dye is completely harmless to them and I do not let any of them leave my farm . I don't sell them or give them away . I am against selling them because most end up with folks who don't know how to care for them or loose interest when they grow out of the colors . I have injected dye into hundreds of incubating eggs over the years and all of them have lived normal healthy lives in our laying houses .

 

[G Mitch]

i am definitely trying that next spring..i LOVE how dyed chicks look.

Did you ever try dying them ? Just wondering how it turned out .

 

[G Mitch]

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I would try it too sometime! Food dye wont hurt anything...

But i wouldnt inject the dye into the egg like some folks do.... theres no need to... just rub some dye right on the chicks feathers..

Yes, if you feel you want to try it, please only use food coloring. And do not inject it into the egg.

Putting food dye on the fuzz should not hurt the chicks and also will wear off. You would not even have to use the food coloring full strength. Just a bit on water will give plenty of color. You can get about any color you would want from food coloring. If the red, yellow, blue, etc of the colors that come in the box are not ok, them mix them: red and yellow for orange. Yellow and blue for green. Red and Blue for purple. And any variation of any color can be made by mixing the basic colors.

Can you eat them after the food coloring?

Yes of course .