The madcap craze was started by Sherwood’s Ryan Forster, of Sethius Art, who was making various metal animal sculptures when his barber suggested he try a bin chicken. He placed half a dozen ...

And in its place was the grimy, six-inch beak of Australia’s most infamous bird. Behold, the bin chicken: the bane of outdoor dining Down Under, toxic tormentor of children’s playgrounds and ...

The Australian white ibis, known by many as a “bin chicken” or even “trash turkey”, is currently sitting in the top position to become the nation’s favourite bird of the year.