04/01/2026
Recommendations needed from you friends who have house chickens!
Please read all the way through.
We all know Andy the emu is spectacular.
So is his wife Rosie the emu. 
In fact, they are SO special they think they're part of our human family versus a bird that is fated to be 100+ pounds with dinosaur characteristics. And huge feet. SUCH huge feet with SUPER sharp talons.
Which leads me to my question for all of you.
When we leave the shop and night and say goodnight To the emu they get REALLY sad. We watched on the cameras last night and Andy cried for a good half hour. We're afraid he is going to hurt himself pacing and fighting to come out the door.
We spoke about this last night at length and made a collective decision.
Andy and Rosie are going to be the first house kept emu in the nation (maybe the first?).
Sooooooo..... we need...
A crafty member of our poultry community to create a giant, washable emu diaper for each of them. Probably with a few spares. And a few spares for the spares. We all know what emu poopoo can be like. Well, most of us do. Trust us, it ain't good. Somewhere between a cecal disposal from a giant Brahma and a pile of cow dung. When they have scours. Bad scours.
I also will need a couple of sets of emu slippers because to say their talons can do some damage is the understatement of the century. After all, if they can gut a human or animal with one swift kick, our wood floors won't stand a chance. Not without slippers on their feet. Rosie's should be pink. Andy needs a manly color.
I would also like to put a kevlar vest on my cat because her and Andy - well, they aren't exactly pals. Andy once bit her tail. She doesn't forget. Does anyone make protective armor for cats? She is about three pounds so it is only a small vest that we need. No big deal, right? Maybe someone with a cop K9 could point us in the right direction on this one?
And if you've been in our home at Native Colors Exotics, you know we like things neat and tidy. So we will need some carpet stain removal suggestions too for when they manage to overflow the emu diaper if we happen to be gone all day.
I am willing to pay someone to create the massive, giant, washable emu diapers if you can. And we need them sooner than later.
I have to go now, Andy is attempting to scratch through our front door.
Tag all suggestions please and thank you!
Wish us luck. We'll need it!
Wait... Andy... NO! Knock it off! Andy! Dammit. That's MY cat! Andy! STOP! (Sorry! Stupid voice to text doesn't know when I'm done with my post dictation).