Posts by Tame Emu Guy

Hey, 29Palms,   I like the idea that pet-emu owners and I can swap info about the environment of the pet birds.   It took me a good while to appreciate how many of the grass species in the diet of the wild birds here...

Well worth reading!!   My protocol includes talking to my birds. I have found it keeps them just a little calm if needs be.   Supreme Emu

They get to graze on standing rye??   Gee, that's interesting.   I'd be prepared to try that for an experiment: throw down handfuls of wheat or other seed at the right time; let it grow; and then see if the emus eat...

Yeh, Avie, every cloud has a silver lining and all that . . .   next year, you’ll know what to expect during the incubation. You’ll have gained knowledge about stuff like how to prevent splay leg, providing a great...

I wandered out to audit when I heard an emu call at a distance. Felicity was alone, by the lilly pilly. S.E. sat to audit.   So, we’re still struggling with the description of calls; but here, ‘on the ground,’ S.E. is making...

Nicophorus!!   Will you try an experiment? I have done it, but only a couple of times. (S.E. knows v. little about chicks.)   The chick was small. I did this: first, press all five of your finger tips together. See...

Hi, Avie. Thanks for your enthusiasm. The directional mike would get us high high quality recordings.   ‘Accommodation’ is today’s word. F. and N. are here. Dark and Pushy are here....

Wa ha ha . . .   I am not being very helpful here, Mr. Mc. I am the only BYC person who doesn’t have to feed his birds. They are free-range: I am in the bush in Australia. They get a double handful of wheat twice a...

Hey, Yinepu!   Yeh – but I think it’s good to confirm things as we go along. The ‘alarm calls’ come to mind. Just a couple of times, I have literally actually stumbled upon birds in the wild, and there is no mistaking the...

Morning, Mr. Mc.!!   ‘Pros and cons’ is a big big question. Specifically?   Supreme Emu Western Australia   [I got cockies like those in the trees by the house!!]