In large cities such as Denver, New York and Los Angeles, it has become popular to abandon ordinary pets like cats and dogs in favor of chickens. Although the growing of chickens is more characteristic of agricultural farms, today it is considered a sign of high status. Julie Baker, an enterprising woman from New Hampshire, decided not to miss the opportunity and make good money on fashionable diapers for chickens. A little strange business brings a housewife 50 thousand dollars a year, which is actually a lot.
Creative business
Ten years ago, at her small farm in Clairmont, Julie and her daughter raised a whole flock of chickens. Once they came across a YouTube video where a special diaper for chickens was shown, not allowing them to leave droppings everywhere. Julie recalls that at that moment she thought that such a diaper is what she definitely needs, because her daughter often brought her beloved Abigail chicken home.
Julie set about sewing cotton diapers for an old chicken; soon she began to receive orders from farmers asking them to sew the same diapers for their chickens. Wanting to consolidate her success, Julie and her daughter opened an online store in 2010 called Pampered Poultry.
Surprisingly, her idea was incredibly popular. It all started with her friends and farmers raising birds, but soon got to the townspeople raising chickens as pets. Today, Julie sells between 500 and 1,000 diapers per month to all 50 states at a retail price of $ 18. As a result, she had to expand her production: it turned out, she produces special tail covers and diapers with skirts.
All for the happiness of my chicken!
At first glance it seems that people buying diapers for chickens are crazy, but this is only the tip of the iceberg. Apparently, the owners of the poultry are so obsessed with their pets that they hire them special "chicken spellcasters" for $ 225 an hour to make sure their hens are happy.
Some chickens even have their own personal chefs. “We thought we would feed them food waste, but in the end, our chickens eat fried salmon, green salad, steaks and organic watermelons,” says bird owner Amin Azhar-Graham.
Elite Feather Gadgets
Domestic chickens are buried in luxury: for example, special gadgets with a motion sensor and the ability to adjust the temperature, ventilation, lighting and security from a smartphone are installed for them. Such a technique costs about 20 thousand dollars.
Pampered Poultry emphasizes the growing relationship between people and chickens. Previously, chickens were considered nothing more than livestock, but today people consider them to be pets with unique personalities and characters.