migsy Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 (edited) I hope this never catches on here. What do they do with them when they grow up? link Edited October 29, 2012 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenthelibrarian Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Although of course I agree that this is horrible... A friend of mine recently visited a charity hospital project in Sierrra Leone and was startled to see purple chicks running around with their mother hens. The staff had 'dyed' them with antiseptic spray in the hopes that the local hawk and owl population be confused into leaving at least some of them to grow up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migsy Posted October 30, 2012 Author Share Posted October 30, 2012 That is sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HennyPenny59 Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 If they are being sold as Easter Gifts when they still only have fluff, then im guessing that most of them will die, as they still need to be under a heat lamp ... Im thinking that the vast majority of people who receive them, will have no idea of this requirement ... Very sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 These are normally hybrid male chicks that would normally be culled at hatch They are white/yellow so easy to dye poor things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migsy Posted October 30, 2012 Author Share Posted October 30, 2012 Amazing how animals are treated with so little thought and respect in some societies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
