I'll do a bit more research, though I'll admit only a passing interest in this practice, but...
The article mentions that there are no adverse health effects, and that it is a common practice to mark and track birds. Since it doesn't hurt them (to the best of my limited knowledge so far!), and it's a useful tool... I guess I'm just not seeing where the title of this thread goes from "This is not natural" to "this is wrong.... ". What is wrong about it, specifically?
For me the idea of giving chicks to kids who have no idea how to raise them and no intent to keep them beyond Easter is the reason I don't approve of this practice. If you want to keep chickens great, just do it in a way that promotes the health of your stock and see these animals through to market instead of just wasting their potential value. I'm not a PETA spokesman either but I do believe that animals in my care deserve to live in reasonable conditions; who wants to eat meat form an animal that wasn't properly fed and lacked shelter and care?
I can explain it to you but I can't understand it for you.
"Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the Government take care of him; better take a closer look at the American Indian." - Henry Ford
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otisptoadwater wrote: For me the idea of giving chicks to kids who have no idea how to raise them and no intent to keep them beyond Easter is the reason I don't approve of this practice. If you want to keep chickens great, just do it in a way that promotes the health of your stock and see these animals through to market instead of just wasting their potential value. I'm not a PETA spokesman either but I do believe that animals in my care deserve to live in reasonable conditions; who wants to eat meat form an animal that wasn't properly fed and lacked shelter and care?
Deep thoughts on colored chicks from OtisPToadwater :shakingh:
