Would love to hear about mixed flocks of Ratites too. Rhea/Ostrich/Emu in one pasture?
I've seen with my own eyes Rhea and Emu I the same pasture, but don't know what the success rate is for that.
Makes sense the wild emu would stay still. Most canids are endurance runners, the Emu has much better chances for survival if they stand their ground against a (single) dog.
I cant find ANY info on this subject though,...
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Originally Posted by Supreme Emu
I spoke the other day to a gentleman who has been farming out here for . . . a long time. He reckons that dingoes could and did 'pull down' full grown emus -- but I confess...
I've read some conflicting opinions on keeping ratites in groups. I've read on here that some keep their ostriches together on a few acres and they tend to pair up and stake out claims for themselves in various areas of a...
I think I missed the obvious thing to do and hold them so the backs of their upper legs are against my body, I guess I was holding them too forward so they could bend their leg and claw. Looks so obvious now lol,...
These chicks can kick and scrape up to their own bodies and necks, I bet if you tried to hold two feisty ones in each arm like that you'd have nice long bleeding cuts on your hands/arms like me lol.
Anyways, I don't even try...
Never realized how razor sharp those claws were until recently when I've had need to pick up 2 to 3 ish month hold chicks to move them into a secure night roost.
When their body is grasped, they can and do kick those feet up...
