Posts by Nicophorus

Great info Fionab and Palms.   Thanks.

Quote: Originally Posted by 29PalmsRanch  Do you know what kind of ostriches they are (Reds, Blues, Blacks, hybrids)?      Well I made a separate thread about this ^^, would love for you to...

  I had some questions about ostrich breeds in the U.S.     I hear people refer to them as red, blue, or black necked ostrich, but how does that correspond to the actual subspecies of ostrich?  I assume the red...

How long have you had them?  Chicks can go off feed for a couple days after some stress, but figure things out most the time after that.

The farmer I bought some emu chicks from told me to put vit. B complex liquid into their water everyday and if they developed the neck problem you described.   Seems B vitamins are super important to the little guys. ...

Yeah that would be nice to work on some stickys, with "best practices" for keeping ratites.    Back to the subject of fences, I've been researching all week and there seems to be only ONE kind of 8 foot (or taller) fence...

Quote: Originally Posted by Avie   "There's an EMU forum?!" "Yeah, people from all over the world get together to talk about emus!" "Really?!"   Is this the only Emu forum out there?  Also what...

Not at all, very easy going with people.

This is an old thread I know,but I figured i'd bump it instead of making a new one.   Flys are back this year, and despite hanging fly traps and the use of fly predators (tiny wasps), there seems to be too much, which got me...

What is the going rate for ostriches (at different ages) in the U.S. these days?  There is still really no market for them right?  And being big and dangerous I dont see them as being the next emu-style pets.   I...