Duck a l'orange? No, it's chicken a la pink, green or yellow and it's the 最新の craze in pets across Indonesia

By Rebecca 調印（する）s

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In every highlighter hue you can 指名する, these two-day-old chicks are going cheep at a market 近づく you.

That's 供給するd you live in Indonesia, where day-glo chickens are a favourite animal craze.

Pictured at a street market in the 資本／首都, Jakarta, the rainbow-coloured balls of fluff are shown in 有望な green, orange, pink and yellow.

Neon from bill to feet: These chicks are dyed with the brightest colours and sell for 33 pence each

Neon from 法案 to feet: These chicks are dyed with the brightest colours and sell for 33 pence each

The birds can either be dyed after birth, or by 注入するing their egg 爆撃するs with a 化学製品 colouring スパイ／執行官. Once the strid ent colours have taken 持つ／拘留する, the chicks sell for 33 pence each.

Although the egg-dying 過程 is believed to be 害のない, it has been 爆破d by the RSPCA, who （人命などを）奪う，主張する it turns chicks into novelty items.

While the 傾向 may seem cruel to some, 地元の photographer Himawan Paramayuda explained that chickens 占領する an important 役割 in the South East Asian country.

Many families in Indonesia have an income below one U.S. dollar per day, and keep chickens at home for their eggs and meat.

Are they supposed to be THIS yellow...? A two-day old chick perches on a buyer's hand

Are they supposed to be THIS yellow...? A two-day old chick perches on a 買い手's 手渡す

Craze: Chicks, dyed with bright colours to attract buyers, are seen at a market in Jakarta, Indonesia

Craze: Chicks, dyed with 有望な colours to attract 買い手s, are seen at a market in Jakarta, Indonesia


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