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    Kiddie Pool for Emus??

    I just use the big blue plastic ones from Rural King, Walmart, Ect. These are about 4 foot at the bottom.
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    Checking-In On Peeps - Post Here To Say Hello!

    They are fun, but the information you get online does not match real life. I can certainly say it has been a learning experiance. Mine are all very sweet, loving birds. If you have the space and the time, I would suggest getting some just for the fun of it. The trick is to hatch and raise your...
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    Checking-In On Peeps - Post Here To Say Hello!

    I have been busy, mowing started a couple weeks ago. I have not checked in for a while, I honestly did not think anyone would want to hear about what I am up to lately. For the last year, I hatch, raised and been taking care of four emus. They will be a year old on May 10th. They are very low...
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    Nesting emu

    I have 4, 2 male, 2 female. Mine are only 8 months old, so I am new at this. I wanted to tell you, and the others with more experience, just how much your input and time mean to me. You know as well as I, there is as much bad info as good on the web. Thank you so much for taking the time.
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    LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

    I just keep it clean, warm water to soften the clump, a paper towel to get it off, and gloves if you like. Some have pasty vent do to them walking in the water and being wet. Make sure you keep the brooder dry. I never had one die from it, not if you keep on it. Once I was at Rural King and...
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    They're on the Way!!!

    I got some last week from a place I just stumbled on. I got 25 hens for $75, shipping included. They raise them for reptile food, and the roosters are sold as feeders mostly. But they only have Novogen browns and Novogen white. It's called The Critter Depot, so far they are healthy and happy. I...
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    One of my drakes is beating up the other and pulling out his neck feathers! I don’t know what to do

    6 to 8 female per drake is what I do, any less females and you will run into that. Try putting the injured duck alone for a while to heal. The winning duck has claimed all the females. I use Blu Kote for injuries, but that looks like he is just missing feathers. They will grow back, his pride...
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    Any cold weather emu owners here?

    I use a diesel heater, and run the vent inside the room. I have a room in the barn that opens out into their run 150ft by 200ft. Then I put up the plastic flaps they use in walk in freezers. It keeps the room warm enough for comfort. You can buy diesel heaters for less than $100. The freezer...
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    Emu shelter related question

    I have 4 emu, and I walk them 3/4 times a week. I have three lage fields they like to run in. I never let them out of my site. I raised them all from chicks. I hatch two myself, the other two were three days old when I picked them up. I also have a 6 foot fence, I would never let them roam...
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    Oops bought emu hatching eggs

    Same here, there is a large community of breeders in Maryland, but that is farther than what I found in KY.
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    Oops bought emu hatching eggs

    I am supposed to pick up two, their lockdown date is the 8th. I live near South point, and they are over by Sommerset Kentucky. I lock these two down today. DO you know of breeders close to me?
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    Oops bought emu hatching eggs

    I just caught your thread this evening, I am in southern Ohio too. I started my eggs on March 16th, since it is past midnight, today is my lockdown day. I ordered mine by bidding on eBay. I never thought I would win the auction. Then when I did, I kind of freaked out. I had never hatch Emu...
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    I want friends

    Hi Kerianne, Nice to meet you! Since I have the automatic chicken door on the main coop, it has been nice to be greeted and walked to the barn in the mornings. Most of mine like to be around me. Some like affection, the goose demands it. I do have kick butt neighbors, but none are chicken...
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    I want friends

    To be honest, I like my animals better than most people. We have 120ish chickens, all different breeds, 3 dogs, one goose (security guard), 7 Khaki Campbell ducks, two turkeys, 3 Serama chicks ....so far. In the Incubator we have 15 Cayuga ducks, 20 Royal Palms turkeys, 6 Blue Slate Turkeys...
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    Global Poultry?

    I called the Miller Poultry Company, lady says they are aware and have reported them. It is a scam!
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    Strange behavior

    I have 9 Embden geese, I am the only one who feeds and takes care of them. One of my females has taken a liking to me I think. If I sit anywhere around her she will come up to me, climb in my lap and and pick at my clothes. She will also stay close to me (within 25 feet) any time I am out in the...
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    Anyone in WV???

    There is a guy at the Milton (just east of Huntington) Flea Market that sells all types of chickens, ducks, pigs, horses. I can get his card next time I am there.
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    Strange Nesting Boxes

    Well, I'm waiting for mine to leave me a note asking for a My Pillow in each box. And maybe some meal worm flavored gummy bears bowls on the side.
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    OHio ~ Come on Buckeyes, let me know your out there!

    I use to go through there a lot for work. I use to deliver RVs all over the country. :frow Hope to hear from a lot of people who know more than I do.........very little. I raised chickens as a kid, but that was so long ago. 20 at the most. We have two now that a neighbor gave us, and the 26 or...
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    OHio ~ Come on Buckeyes, let me know your out there!

    Southern tip of Ohio here. Lawrence County, very small town north of South Point Ohio. We just bought a 23 acre farm, and since we are retired, we are looking into animals that would be easy for us to raise. I raised chickens, ducks and pigs as a kid, I love animals. So as we fill our farm, we...
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