Ag Science Research-Colored Chick

Ag Science Research Introduction
Colorful chicks are quite a sight to behold in the springtime, but what are colorfully dyed chick’s actual purpose. For farmers and ranchers the main purpose of wanting to dye a chicken embryo is to “provide a practical method of identifying chicks from different groups of eggs” and to observe a group’s movement as they develop. However, the most popular reason for dyeing a chicken embryo in the United States is to provide whimsical bright colored chicks to give away as Easter gifts. This dye is only on the fluff of the baby chickens and typically “only lasts a few weeks until their feathers grow in.” Also as long as the dye in nontoxic the health of the chicken is not supposed to be at stake. Animal right workers dispute this statement saying that the effects of being dyed …show more content…
Bringing stress into the bird’s life could potentially delay the process of there development compared to other chicks. On the other hand, the greatest risk for the chick comes when the initial hole is made in the egg. According to Stephen Zawistowski, a science advisor for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals by making this initial hole a person is “potentially introducing bacteria or injuring the embryo” He also stated that “there’s a reason the egg has a shell and tissue.” Although safety measures can be taken to avoid the speared of bacteria it is not always certain as to weather a persons caution with be futile. Another instance of risk would be inserting the needle with dye either too far into the embryo or the chick or inserting the dye into the wrong spot in the egg causing the embryo to be harmed and the