Here are pictures of one of our male emus. He has been sitting, fully exposed, on this nest since the last full weekend of January. So far, he has endured hurricane-strength winds a little over a week ago, eight inches of snow on Monday night with more snow on Thursday. The air temperature...
I have a friend in northern Virginia, who due to tragic circumstances, has 5 adult emus that she needs to find a good home(s) for, pm me if you want her contact information.
Since the emu laying season in the US is generally considered to be November - March (our first egg was on December 2nd last season), we will begin our annual egg production tracking. If you would like to participate, just post the date of your first egg and the general geographical location...
It was reported today that three cassowary chicks in the Norfolk (VA) Zoo have died after being infected with Eastern Equine Encephalitis. As ratite owners, do you vaccinate against this mosquito transmitted threat?
As I glance over the most recent thread titles in this forum, I see that 6 out of the last 8 threads deal with health issues involving emu chicks, most of which will not, unfortunately, have a happy ending. Many people get involved with emus, not realizing just how delicate a future 150-pound...
We now have emu chicks available (limited delivery area/pick-up). Singles and doubles are $75 each. Discounts available for orders of 3 or more. PM us for more details.
Fertile emu hatching eggs for sale. These eggs are from the same unrelated pairs that produce the eggs that we hatch in our incubators. Eggs are gathered daily and shipped out by priority mail on Mondays and Tuesdays to ensure that they do not sit weekends in the post office. $15.99 shipping...
One of the farmer's hired hands who rents the field behind my house was havesting the corn crop today when he saw me in one of the emu pens and stopped his combine. He rolled down the window of the combine cab and asked me if I wanted any feed corn for my birds, to which I said, "sure!"...
Straight out of today's headlines. Anybody care to share their secrets for possibly catching a free-roaming emu?
Escaped emu shot dead in Georgia
Published February 07, 2013
Associated Press
ROME, Ga. – An emu's journey through a Rome neighborhood began with curious onlookers, as it...
It seems like emus are becoming fashionable to own again, as I have been contacted by record numbers of perspective egg and chick buyers. Many of these people have never raised or even been around an adult emu. One of the first questions that I ask any potential customer is, "how much space do...
My male started setting yesterday. He currently has three eggs under him. One was laid the night before and the other two are several weeks old and probably no good. I have seven eggs in the incubator that have been in there for 4-13 days. I am considering taking the eggs out of the incubator...