The lore on the feed is that they're favorite treats of chocobos and that they're known to change the color of their feathers. So, by the item descriptions, it's not so much that you're dipping your chocobo in dye as you're feeding them something they like and that alters their feathers as a side effect -- much like that bird you mention from the nature show. Of course, one could dye a chocobo other ways, I suppose; I have this vision of a lalafell on a stepstool pouring buckets of dye on their chocobo while whistling a work song. 
I'm currently dying L'yhta's chocobo red, and since she has basically no experience in animal husbandry beyond "chocobos need exercise, rest, and food," I'm going to have the change in color be quite a surprise to her. All she knows is that she was feeding Shera some new treats that (s)he liked, and her feathers changed when she moulted. Hilarity ensures.
As a side note, while most chocobos are presumably male these days, I'm leaving it an open question whether L'yhta's chocobo is a gelded male or a female; certainly L'yhta hasn't bothered to check, doesn't remember if the breeder told her (she was just so excited to be able to have a chocobo), and just considers Shera female regardless.
I'm currently dying L'yhta's chocobo red, and since she has basically no experience in animal husbandry beyond "chocobos need exercise, rest, and food," I'm going to have the change in color be quite a surprise to her. All she knows is that she was feeding Shera some new treats that (s)he liked, and her feathers changed when she moulted. Hilarity ensures.
As a side note, while most chocobos are presumably male these days, I'm leaving it an open question whether L'yhta's chocobo is a gelded male or a female; certainly L'yhta hasn't bothered to check, doesn't remember if the breeder told her (she was just so excited to be able to have a chocobo), and just considers Shera female regardless.
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