In yesterday’s post about bird nappies, I withheld my opinion to some extent because I was curious to see if readers registered approval or disapproval of such a concept. Instead, there has been a resounding silence! The news article below is about an Australian business that has had success in this ‘field’ and underneath the article there are three comments, two of which are negative.
http://www.news.com.au/national/chicken-nappies-a-coup-for-seamstress/story-e6frfkvr-1225911147663
So here is my opinion for what it’s worth: I don’t like the nappy idea at all. (Okay, I did contemplate it for two seconds). Of course there is nothing overtly cruel about it, however if birds of any sort were meant to be inside they would build houses, not nests. Occasionally our birds venture into the back verandah, and sometimes into the kitchen, but they don’t stay long because they prefer to be outside. It’s the confinement that bothers me and the more I look at the image of the chicken in a nappy in yesterday’s post, the more disturbing I find it, whereas initially I thought it was funny.
I would love to know what you think.
The image below is of the Sebastopol family that belongs to Michael who sold me our three chicks, Pearl, Woodroffe and Diamond. I cannot imagine anything more ridiculous than these beautiful creatures in nappies sitting on the couch watching television, can you?
Oh yeah, and I am not really getting Wantok, the red-tailed cockatoo, a flight suit; that was a joke!
jmgoyder 
Whew!
About those nappies. Bird poop is very caustic and wet. I don’t give a bird much hope for surviving in one of those nappies if he poops and then has to ‘wear’ it for hours. Besides which, it SMELLS. BAD.
You did have me worried there for a bit. 😉
~ Lynda
I think I might have (unintentionally!) had a few people worried. Thanks Lynda.
I don’t agree with nappies on a bird.
Hope that’s clear 😉
Thanks Tilly! Very clear.
Interesting post, thanks for sharing.
No probs
Reblogged this on dou dou birds and commented:
Everyone has their limits!
Yes! Thank you.
Have thought about this quite a bit and I’m wondering if there is really much difference between nappies on birds, and nappies on human babies… is it any more natural for us to wear them?
I know what you mean because I’ve thought about it too, but your question is a huge one in terms of that whole philosophical debate about what makes us (humans) different from them (other animals). I think that might be a bit beyond this blog!
That’s ridiculous. Let the birds live as nature created them 🙂
Yes!
I believe chickens are chickens (not humans) and people who seriously keep them inside and/or put nappies on them are just creating a potential health hazard, let alone disturbing the chicken’s natural behaviour.
Be kind to the environment and be kind to our chickens & allow them to live as Nature intended.
Well said!