Pink Chick!!! With photo

[chick4chicks]

Gorgeous chick. I really do hope she turns out ok and lives a very happy healthy life.

 

[Airilith]

Coloring, when done safely, doesn't hurt the chicks at all. I worked in the poultry industry, and they color their birds to signify the different breeds they have.

The way to do it is to mix food dye, water, and a bit of dawn. The dawn (liquid soap) helps the color bond with the feathers. Then you grabbed the backpack sprayer and went to work. This was generally done at about 6-8 weeks of age, after they had been selected and had most of their adult feathers.

And yes when I first started I managed to not ask how they bred blue and green birds. Haha!

Judging by the fact that she's an older-ish bird, she probably had something similar done, otherwise she would've lost the colored feathers.

ETA - I'm not saying that she was at a commercial poultry farm, just that she could have had something similar done to her

 

[newchicksnducks]

At Easter, many people think it is cute to give their small children a cute fuzzy chick. And what better than to make it a cute, fuzzy, colorful chick!! Well, the chick loses it's downy feathers, and the child loses interest in the non-fuzzy chick...now we need to find a new home for it...you get the idea. Your chick could well have been one of these Easter basket fillers. He/she will lose the pink as her adult feathers come in, if this was the case. Some chicks are dyed in the shell, which means you could have pullet or roo, and others dyed as day old chicks, which means you would most likely have a roo. Good luck with your baby - it's sure lucky to have found a good home!