Chicken Diapers
I almost want to say, "Don't ask," but that wouldn't be any fun. So I'll tell you.
I was just reading the Christian Science Monitor. There was an article about an increasing number of people keeping chickens in the city. ("Whole Lotta Clucking Going on in Cities") I decided to take a look around the web for information on city chickens.
Don't get me wrong. While part of me would love to have a few chickens around, I'm almost positive that Hamburg is not zoned for poultry. Also, we have a large yard with no fences. We have one set of very cranky neighbors. I don't see chickens in my immediate future. (Although a rooster might get rid of said cranky neighbors.)
But this is what the internet is for! I can look up silly obscure things without the trouble of driving to the downtown library. Pointless information. I love it.
(Ahem.) Anyway, I was very intrigued my two parts of the web site called The City Chicken. One was called "My Pet Chicken". You put in your criteria for what kind of chicken you want (size, color of egg, frequency of laying and so forth), press the button that says, "Find My Chicken!" and it suggests breeds. Awesome.
The second was this ad for chicken diapers. Yes, chicken diapers. You can even choose between different fabrics. Too funny. I can just see someone saying, "You're not going to get Winnie into that print. She prefers the polka dots."
In a related issue, I finally resorted to buying underwear for Noah online. I felt, well, almost as stupid as I if I were buying chicken diapers. But you see, Noah is small, and no one had underwear for a kid his size. It came yesterday. We're gonna make a stab at it this week. Noah sits on the potty, but nothing ever happens. Wish us luck.
posted by kris @ 8:05 PM
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find Noah's favorite drink and let him drink as much of it as he can. Until you think he's ready to burst - tow or three big cups. I mean all in one sitting. Then about a half hour - forty minutes later put him on the toilet. Voila! Pee will come out of the! Sit there and read books to him even if it takes a while. it will happen. If you can find those REALLY THICK white diapers that don't have prints on them. I suggest putting those under the character ones. If they're too big just bring them in an inch and put a few stitches in to hold it. Those will help if he doesn't make it in time. But if you keep doing the lots of drink each day he should get the picture. Dr. Phil had a really good program to follow. Take a look at his website too. Good luck!
All I have to say is Keep it fun! My girls pick up on my frustration so quickly but if I'm ok they're ok! (Oh, and cornstarch baby powder absorbs pee on couches. None of you will want to come to my house again until I get a new couch.)
I forgot to ask which kind of chicken you would get if (and when) you do get chickens. Nate and I would like Buff Orpingtons because they are "non aggressive". Does that mean they are particularly stupid? You wouldn't need a fence if you built a chicken tractor with a large enough run! But they do smell a little so if you don't have a lot of space between neighbors that might be a problem.
Hmm. If you raise them organically, we'll buy them from you! We spend a ton on organic chicken but it is so worth it!
I was particularly facinated by the 'eglu' (or something like that) - a plastic chicken coop that mailed WITH the chickens!! How wacked is that!
I don't see us getting chickens- at least not here. The neighbors are way too close. I'm sure we're not zoned. Although there was another coop called the "stealth" which looked like a trash can with a box on the side. You could roll it around.
Can't you just see me rolling a trash can of chickens around telling the neighbors, "Clucking?! Why no, I don't hear any at all."
I've always thought attack geese would be interesting, too. "They'll stop pecking if you play dead!" Oh, well.
What fun! Good luck on the chickens AND the potty!!!!! And Karen - just wanted to say again how relieved we are for you that Jane is back to normal!
Glad to hear Jane is fine. Did you ever figure out the cause?
Hope you are feeling better, too. I'm glad that in the meantime Anna can keep you stocked in tea.
Jenn- thanks for the tip on lining the undies. I actually bought the Gerber training pants. They're extra-thick to begin with. I also bought a few pair of outer pants, to help me out.
Noah started off great, then decided it wasn't for him. That caused a brief halt to operations. I've coaxed him back into the game . . . he's still trying to figure out when he has to pee. We're making slow progress.
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