why do mean people dye chickens

[meme]

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[Bossroo]

Why do women dye their hair???

 

[john in wa]

I totally agree. why do we Peirce are small children's ears. seems like a good ear piercing would hurt a lot more than a dye job. I think it is Texas that it is illegal to dye chicks or sale dyed chicks. but who is really committing the crime the people that sale the chicks or the people who buy them then dump them.

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

I totally agree. why do we Peirce are small children's ears. seems like a good ear piercing would hurt a lot more than a dye job. I think it is Texas that it is illegal to dye chicks or sale dyed chicks. but who is really committing the crime the people that sale the chicks or the people who buy them then dump them.

Ideal Poultry in Texas SELLS colored chicks for Easter. From what I've read, the way they do it now is more humane. However, the cuteness factor is what sells the chicks initially. Once the color "wears off" and they realize they have a bunch of big white roosters, then what?

 

[dbunni]

I totally agree. why do we Peirce are small children's ears. seems like a good ear piercing would hurt a lot more than a dye job. I think it is Texas that it is illegal to dye chicks or sale dyed chicks. but who is really committing the crime the people that sale the chicks or the people who buy them then dump them.

Ideal Poultry in Texas SELLS colored chicks for Easter. From what I've read, the way they do it now is more humane. However, the cuteness factor is what sells the chicks initially. Once the color "wears off" and they realize they have a bunch of big white roosters, then what?

Then you have 4th of July BBQ!!!!! The color of the feathers do not matter as it is turning over the fire! NUM NUMMMMM

 

[jodief100]

Why do people dye chickens, it is mean.




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Ignorance. They don't know any better and they think it is cute.

 

[ChickenGirl11]

It doesn't hurt the chicks at all they are still in the egg most of the time, they coulor is also non-toxic and it wears off. It doesn't hurt them at all. I think that the people that are mean are the people who buy them and then dump them as soon as the dye wears off---JMHO

 

[elevan]

Because some people want to buy them that way. If there wasn't a market it wouldn't happen.

The cuteness factor will wear off and then they won't be wanted...but if people didn't want to buy them dyed then people wouldn't sell them dyed- simple as that.

 

[Sydney]

Sometimes its used for identification which i dont think is really mean. Its is harmless to dye them, they are just injected with food coloring while they are in the egg. I do agree its mean when they dye them to sell to people who will dump the chickens when they grow big.

 

[Kaitie09]

There is a post on BYC where someone dyed their Silkie pink because she was going to be in a friends wedding. They had a vet come out to do it and the dye only stayed on for a short time. I think if done right, it will not hurt the chickens or cause any stress.

found the link : http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=457245