Comments on: Mother Hen Eats Dye, Chicks Hatch Out Freakish Colors http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/10/mother-hen-eats-dye-chicks-hatch-out-freakish-colors/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:15:36 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: nadimah http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/10/mother-hen-eats-dye-chicks-hatch-out-freakish-colors/comment-page-1/#comment-1068517 nadimah Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:21:52 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5071#comment-1068517 Nowadays the colourant is injected into the egg a day or so before the chick hatches. If all goes well the albumen is blue (or whatever colour) and the chicks entire bodies are drenched in blue food colouring and the hatched chick remains completely blue untill new feathers begin to grow in their natural colour. Many chicks die from infection entering the breached egg or from the die being injected into their bodies. I wonder if the dye stings eyes and affects eyesight, what a stupid practice. Feeding food colour to hens seems less harmful overall. Many magicians mix food colour and water in a spray bottle and soak their doves, this seems less harmfull still than injecting and ingesting but it is uneccissary. Nowadays the colourant is injected into the egg a day or so before the chick hatches. If all goes well the albumen is blue (or whatever colour) and the chicks entire bodies are drenched in blue food colouring and the hatched chick remains completely blue untill new feathers begin to grow in their natural colour. Many chicks die from infection entering the breached egg or from the die being injected into their bodies. I wonder if the dye stings eyes and affects eyesight, what a stupid practice. Feeding food colour to hens seems less harmful overall. Many magicians mix food colour and water in a spray bottle and soak their doves, this seems less harmfull still than injecting and ingesting but it is uneccissary.

]]> By: Zak Lybrand http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/10/mother-hen-eats-dye-chicks-hatch-out-freakish-colors/comment-page-1/#comment-1066001 Zak Lybrand Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:09:42 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5071#comment-1066001 Nichelle's comments aren't at all creepy. Not in the slightest... *shudders* Nichelle’s comments aren’t at all creepy. Not in the slightest…

*shudders*

]]> By: nichelle http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/10/mother-hen-eats-dye-chicks-hatch-out-freakish-colors/comment-page-1/#comment-1061034 nichelle Sun, 28 Sep 2008 02:54:43 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5071#comment-1061034 Hi my name is Nichelle and i have a poem to say about the chicks. Voilets are red roses are blue these chicks are as beatuful as u mother hen. Hi my name is Nichelle and i have a poem to say about the chicks. Voilets are red roses are blue these chicks are as beatuful as u mother hen.

]]> By: nichelle http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/10/mother-hen-eats-dye-chicks-hatch-out-freakish-colors/comment-page-1/#comment-1061032 nichelle Sun, 28 Sep 2008 02:45:15 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5071#comment-1061032 hi this picture of the girl on the news paper is pretty and beatuful hi this picture of the girl on the news paper is pretty and beatuful

]]> By: arizona term life insurance http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/10/mother-hen-eats-dye-chicks-hatch-out-freakish-colors/comment-page-1/#comment-1059504 arizona term life insurance Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:12:47 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5071#comment-1059504 I don't suppose animal rights people would approve of this method I don’t suppose animal rights people would approve of this method

]]> By: phil http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/10/mother-hen-eats-dye-chicks-hatch-out-freakish-colors/comment-page-1/#comment-1059496 phil Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:07:36 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5071#comment-1059496 if you cross bred a red and a blue one ....... if you cross bred a red and a blue one …….

]]> By: Anne http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/10/mother-hen-eats-dye-chicks-hatch-out-freakish-colors/comment-page-1/#comment-1059332 Anne Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:17:49 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5071#comment-1059332 jayessell: That's exactly what they used to be for, actually. Colored Easter chicks. Though, I'm pretty sure that they started simply dipping the chicks in dye. I think. Either way, can't be good for the chicken. jayessell: That’s exactly what they used to be for, actually. Colored Easter chicks. Though, I’m pretty sure that they started simply dipping the chicks in dye. I think. Either way, can’t be good for the chicken.

]]> By: jayessell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/10/mother-hen-eats-dye-chicks-hatch-out-freakish-colors/comment-page-1/#comment-1059325 jayessell Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:18:41 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5071#comment-1059325 JM: Pre-Colored Easter Eggs! JM: Pre-Colored Easter Eggs!

]]> By: JM http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/10/mother-hen-eats-dye-chicks-hatch-out-freakish-colors/comment-page-1/#comment-1059314 JM Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:19:25 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5071#comment-1059314 I suppose those chickens grew up and died alone... because their colors scared the other "normal" hens and roosters... By the way... Why would anyone would ask something like: "For me the roasted pink chicken please" ?? I suppose those chickens grew up and died alone… because their colors scared the other “normal” hens and roosters…

By the way… Why would anyone would ask something like: “For me the roasted pink chicken please” ??

]]> By: Mike http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/10/mother-hen-eats-dye-chicks-hatch-out-freakish-colors/comment-page-1/#comment-1059313 Mike Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:26:44 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5071#comment-1059313 Was it organic red dye? Was it organic red dye?

]]> By: rsterling78 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/10/mother-hen-eats-dye-chicks-hatch-out-freakish-colors/comment-page-1/#comment-1059306 rsterling78 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:30:53 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5071#comment-1059306 "Mother Hen Eats Dye, Chicks Hatch Out Freakish Colors...but...Modern Mechanix couldn’t print them in colors." So why include the photo at all? “Mother Hen Eats Dye, Chicks Hatch Out Freakish Colors…but…Modern Mechanix couldn’t print them in colors.”

So why include the photo at all?

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