Animal activists.. lmfao. More concerned with baby chicks being treated as novelties as opposed to the thousands of unborn children murdered everyday.. Seems the priorities are a bit fu**** up.
“What irony that a society confronted with plastic bags filled with the remains of aborted babies should be more concerned about the problem of recycling the plastic.” ..
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PUBLIC OPINION > Stop Dyeing Baby Chicks!
SodaHead Living
2012/04/04 21:21:11
Dyeing eggs has been a tradition across different cultures for millenia, but dyeing the baby chicks that hatch from the eggs for Easter is a relatively new practice -- and animal rights activists are deeply concerned. It's generally agreed that the dyeing process is not harmful, but humane societies report large numbers of colored chicks being turned over or neglected because people tend to think of the animals as "toys" and not living creatures. We asked the public if the practice is acceptable.
They might be cute, but responses opposed to dyeing baby chicks were passionate and overwhelming. "Cruel," "unnatural," "horrible" and "evil" were a few words used to describe it, and that's just on the first page of comments. A lot of responses seemed to be gut reactions, but there was some legitimate debate on the issue, as well. Supporters emphasized the fact that it's not demonstrably harmful to the chicks, but others argued that the real danger is in treating them as a novelty. One commenter wrote, "In the end many of these will die, never to reach the time they shed their fluff and grow out their normal feathers."
Men Are More Likely to Say OK
The first demographic we noticed was gender. In the past, Gallup polls have shown that women are more likely to go for animal rights than men, and these results support that finding. Men were nearly twice as likely to support the practice, with one out of three voting "OK."
Dyeing Relationships
Relationship status showed an unexpected correlation. Most groups in that category showed about the same levels of opposition, but voters who were in an unmarried relationship were a good deal more likely to back the dyeing of chicks. Support from married voters was also relatively high.
Support From Smokers
Smokers and drinkers were also more likely to shrug it off, with smokers voting about as high as men at 32% and drinkers coming in at 25%. We could kind of see why a few drinks would make the idea a little more attractive. Without smokers or drinkers, the overall vote in favor of dyeing chicks would have been closer to 17%.
If you'd like to vote on this question, dig deeper into the demographics, or engage in existing discussion about the topic, visit our poll about dyeing baby chicks. We'd love to hear from you!
Top Opinion
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The Gov-Here to help BN362 2012/04/04 21:39:17
(I mentioned that those chickens on the kebabs were full grown chickens.)
Yeah I'd give a home to a dyed chick too. I'm pretty sure that the coloring would wear off as they loose their baby-fuzz feathers.
O_o I missed that, maybe 'cus I'm tired Xp
It would, once the main feathers come through the dye complete disappears.
Yeah I was thinking about that when I wrote it, like not only the kids, but what it dad feels like taking his bad day out on some living thing when he gets home. Uh-oh, squished chick! Ooh, and the family pets...can't really trust the cat or dog around walking chicken either.
Oh look lunch, and they even wrapped it up in a pretty basket for me...d'aww thanks =p
Otherwise chicks will naturally shed their gosling feathers and move on to a productive and fulfilling life of egg laying and extra crispiness.
Chicks NEED to be in temps around 90-95 degrees for their first week, and decreased 5 degrees every week that passes. They also need to be in a draft free places, because even a few minutes out of the brooder(place they are kept that contains them and keeps heat in) they get cold. They need feed from feed stores or a mixed grain that has the nutrients they need.
I am not saying the dye is bad, but the fact that they do it to sell them to people who won't know how to take care of them and die a miserable death is wrong.
But very good points nevertheless. ^o^
It might be easy to confuse them with animals where temperature determines sex, but it only effects cold blooded animals. Otherwise there would be no discussion over genetics with them because it wouldn't matter, if it was temperature that determined sex. Also, if it did, then big commercial farms wouldn't gas and grind up day old male chicks if all they had to do was adjust the temperature during incubation.
Out of all my hatches I have had more males than females. Always. And with incubation temperature, your choices vary from 99, a bit low, 99.5 is the usual temperature people will tell you and 100.
And that is why god is evil. >=3
http://www.designyourway.net/...
You need to get out more =3
But you're right XD