Hmmm the reporter says they were 'apparently sprayed with dye'. Maybe, but it doesn't how he reached that conclusion. Actually, the way it is worded, it sounds like the reporter just assumed they were sprayed or had it topically applied, like most people would assume. That is not the common method for dyeing chicks, so I still remain skeptical.

And if we are talking about dyed chicks in general, especially in terms of painted cats and dogs, etc., I still stand by my assertions .

Even so, I still think it is dooming these chicks to be impulse buys by people with no long-term plans who will be done with their new pets before they even get in their un-dyed adult feathers.