Easter chicks are for the birds
Unless you’re planning to raise a flock of poultry, avoid the temptation to present your kid with a baby chick this Easter.
It’s a cute gesture but one usually unaccompanied by any forethought about what one does with a chick when its no longer a chick, but a growing hen or rooster.
And, even forgetting about the potential risk from bird flu, the chicks carry salmonella. Each year, kids get sick from chicks that from all appearances are normal birds, yet carry the disease.
For more information, check out this advisory from the federal Centers for Disease Control.
March 30th, 2007 at 3:17 am
In the same vein, please don’t buy that live Easter bunny, either. They’re a little more work than people would imagine, and kids are likely to give up on that care after a while. Lots of Easter bunnies end up getting dumped on rural roads because of this. They’ll especially become more of a chore later if you buy both a boy and a girl without keeping them in separate cages …