Dyed chicks

[Krevis1]

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 ??

 

[aart]

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

Opinion from my fellow chickenheads ??

I don't think dyed chicks are the same as colored(spray painted) dogs.

 

[DobieLover]

I don't think dyed chicks are the same as colored(spray painted) dogs.

But both are equally unnecessary and ridiculous.

 

[Poultrybonkers]

Ive heard people dye their silkies to prevent predator attacks not sure how true that is though

 

[Chookwagn]

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

 

[wolf-deer88]

But both are equally unnecessary and ridiculous.

I agree.

 

[wolf-deer88]

Ive heard people dye their silkies to prevent predator attacks not sure how true that is though

I don't see how that could prevent predator attacks.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I don't see how that could prevent predator attacks.

I think they dye them the color of the ground

 

[MROO]

Even if there was no objection to the concept, dying chicks is simply not worth the risk. A wet chick often becomes a dead chick - or worse, a sick chick requiring meds and suffering - VERY quickly. If these are truly gentle - GROWN - pets, try hats/bows/aprons if you need to change their appearance. Just be sure to take them off as soon as you get pictures, or you'll have a whole different sort of problem/injury on your hands!

 

[The Moonshiner]

Well I am able to ask some of mine their opinions.
Concensus is that if you don't mind the idea of being tar and feathered then they wouldn't mind being dyed.