This picture was taken on the same day as the picture I shared last week. After the goat herding, we relaxed a little bit before walking to the tobacco farm for some pictures. As I got up, I was surprised to see this pink chick walking along the yard. I asked my Aunt Lorie about it and she said in the public schools, there were some vendors who raffles the chicks off to the students. A student will pay 1 peso for a chance to pick a paper in the canister. If the student (or anyone for that matter) picks paper with a mark, he/she will win one chick.
Now why pink? Well, according to my niece (cousin Lorraine's daughter), there were lots of colors to choose from and she chose pink. =) I think the chicks were dyed to make it look as if the chicks really were of different color. The only thing is that the chicks don't really live long enough to become adult chickens. Maybe because of the dye or maybe because they were too young to be separated to their moms, I don't know.
Cute as they can be, I am not in favor of this trade because the raffle can get really addictive so it makes the kids spend much of their allowances just so they could take home a chick.
*** Jenn ***
The chick is really cute, but I agree with you when it comes to not being in favor of it. It sure did make for an adorable photo though ;-)
ReplyDeleteoh, that is so sad to know these chicks do not live to adulthood!! I agree... they shouldn't be dying these poor little things, cute as they are with the pink...
ReplyDeleteJenn: My that is a hot pink chick for your CC post, nicely done.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute chick, but it is quite sad that it won't live. Neat pic though.
ReplyDeleteVery cute looking but as they others said, very sad that it won't live. Especially if it is because of the dye. How cruel!
ReplyDeleteYou took a great shot though. Well captured for CC.
It made me look twice! I remember seeing dyed chicks and ducks at Easter time, but the practice has been banned now I think.
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oh my....how cute....but sad that they die so quickly. totally NOT worth it. I have never heard of this practice.
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Pretty photo, cute chick, but what an awful practice - never heard about or seen it before.
ReplyDeleteChicks are always sweet though I prefer them their natural colour and peeking out from their mother's feathers.
ReplyDeleteThanks for looking by.
Very cruel and sad, but agree On a photography note well captured. Still it really is heartbreaking.
ReplyDeleteLOL! Nakakatawa. Cute naman ng chick. :D
ReplyDeleteInteresting photo. The pink really caught my eye. My mom said that they used to do this in NYC when she was a girl. The raffle would take place right before Easter and the chicks definitely didn't have a chance because where can a chicken live in the city?
ReplyDeleteI am glad you posted this.
ReplyDeletePoor baby chick. How sad that they are just going to die. :(
ReplyDeleteOh that poor chick...what happens to them when they get big and aren't cute anymore?
ReplyDeletewhere did this take place ?? so cute though sandy
ReplyDeleteI've never seen a real live pink chicken before. Very sad that they don't live.
ReplyDeleteHow cute!
ReplyDeleteang cute naman ng pink chick na eto.
ReplyDeleteIt kinda sux that we're looking at picture of a dead chick :(
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