Bird Diaper Keeps Pet Chicken Clean

Bird Diaper Keeps Pet Chicken Clean AG WORLD 28-6-21 When Mary Robinson read a recent FARM SHOW story about diapers for birds, it had special meaning for her because she has a pet chicken living in her house. "He's just like a member of the family," says Robinson who, with husband, Dick, has about 350 chickens on their farm near Princeton, Minn. After "reviving" a cold, stiff and almost dead chick that is a cross between a Silkie and a Bantam, it ended up staying inside. Houdini, or "Hootie" for short, is quite a character. Mary says he understands a lot of what they say. For example, if you ask him if he wants to go for a ride, he'll beat you to the door. When Mary works on the computer, Hootie perches nearby, keeping her company. He also accompanies her to town, sitting on her lap in the car. Mary has mixed feelings about her new bird diapers. Before she got them, she always carried a box of tissues with her to clean up the bird's messes, which are small because the bird is on the small side. The new diaper eliminates the need for tissues but Hootie doesn't like it. "If I ask him, æDo you want your diaper?,' he runs the other way," she says, adding that she often just doesn't put it on. Dick has his own ideas about having a chicken as a pet. "I don't recommend taking anything from the food chain and making it a pet," he jokes. "It's hard to eat chicken now. It's like a cannibal playing cards with his next meal." Bird diapers are available at www.birddiaper.com (or ph. 888 412-7667). Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Mary and Dick Robinson, 3859 50th Ave., Princeton, Minn. 55371 (ph 763 389-2224).

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