The nappies she sells are bought by families who encourage their birds inside to interact or for people in apartments or townhouses who keep birds but have limited space.

“Chickens have become incredibly interactive with people,” Ms Dimock said.

“When you come home they are looking for you and run up to you. They make really good pets and are really social creatures.”

The leads were developed because Ms Dimock said people wanted to take their birds with them when they left the house.

“People were telling us that they wanted to take their chickens to the park to have a scratch around while they watched their kids playing soccer,” she said.

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There’s plenty of things I don’t like about diapers – they’re expensive, they often leak, and they cause bum rash because babies sit in their poo for too long – but I can’t imagine taking care of babies without diapers (my parents told me that they raised me without disposable diapers not because they didn’t want to – but because they didn’t have disposable diapers back then when I was growing up. So they used cloth diapers, which leaked but it wasn’t as bad as wearing no diaper at all they said).

Anyways, apparently there is a movement of sort of promoting a "natural approach" (i.e. diaper-less) to this whole baby poo business:

Elimination Communication, Infant Potty Training, Natural Infant Hygiene, Potty Whispering…whatever you choose to call it, it all refers to the modern adaption of an ancient method of childcare. Traditionally this method was seen and practiced by the whole community, learned naturally over a lifetime. This aspect has largely been lost, yet you can rediscover it on the Practicing EC pages. Think of these as the wisdom of your grandmother, the support of your aunt, the encouragement of your best friend. Celebrate undertaking a journey where caregivers and babies learn and discover together.

Shenanigans or not, to learn more about "potty whispering" (I just love that term!), check out DiaperFreeBaby – via The Zeray Gazette

Clean and easy to use, the envisioned space toilet is designed to be worn like a diaper around the astronaut’s waist at all times. Sensors detect when the user relieves him or herself, automatically activating a rear-mounted suction unit that draws the waste away from the body through tubes into a separate container. In addition to washing and drying the wearer after each use, the next-generation space toilet will incorporate features that eliminate unwanted sound and odor.

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