Courtesy of community.ecrater.com
This is that time of the year where children are expecting baskets from a fluffy bunny filled with jelly beans, chocolate and peeps.
But some kids are going to get real live peeps that are as colorful as their marshmellowy cousins!
These are actual newborn chicks which were injected as an incubating egg or sprayed on the hatchling. Sounds Odd?!
Well poultry professionals claim that this practice is not harmful to chicks as long as the dye is non-toxic.
The color fades after a few weeks as chicks begin to grow feathers. During the 18th day of incubation you place a hole in the egg drop some dye in and cover the hole with wax.
The downside to this practice: parents attempt to return these “Easter Chicks” just as fast as they bought them because their children get tired of them quickly.
“Humane societies are overflowing with these animals after Easter every year,” said Don Anthony of the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida
Animal rights groups argue that spraying chicks to make them festive is a stressful experience for the chick and that they are being sold so soon after their birth for profit.
Here a small clip of Easter Chicks:
Although this practice has been around in parts of the country for generations, we here at USDemocrazy wanna know… What are your thoughts?
