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A few pics of my ostrich chicks

post #1 of 11
2/6/12 at 8:42am
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I've been lurking around this site for quite sometime now and figured it was about time to share a few pics of my own project. I hatched a couple of ostrich last Sept in a practice attempt before filling the incubator with emu eggs later this month. I didn't keep these guys but they sure were fun to watch.

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post #2 of 11
2/6/12 at 9:20am

wow. they're so cute! Do you ever sell?

I specialize in West-of-England-Tumblers and American Fantails..............

 

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post #3 of 11
2/6/12 at 9:21am

They are so cute, and I have to say, I've never looked at an ostriche's feet before.  I didn't know they had only two toes like that! 

 

Did you hatch them yourself?  What do they eat?

 

Sharon

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Proud owner of some nice show quality Buckeyes and Silver Penciled Plymouth Rocks.  I love gardening and being outdoors.  I'm lucky to have a great family, and two cute dogs.  I live out in the country on six wooded acres and it's just paradise!  (Except the mortgage payment and bills, of course) tongue.png

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post #4 of 11
2/6/12 at 9:59am
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Yes, I hatched them myself. I fed them Mazuri ratite starter along with very limited amounts of fresh chopped alfalfa leaves. I plan on hatching some more this summer......not sure if I am going to keep or sell them though. I guess it all depends on my success rate....they can be a challenge to get started.

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post #5 of 11
2/6/12 at 10:25am

if you do plan on selling, keep me in mind!

 

 

Gun.

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post #6 of 11
2/6/12 at 10:42am

I couldn't keep an ostrich, but thanks for sharing the pics, they are darling!

Proud owner of some nice show quality Buckeyes and Silver Penciled Plymouth Rocks.  I love gardening and being outdoors.  I'm lucky to have a great family, and two cute dogs.  I live out in the country on six wooded acres and it's just paradise!  (Except the mortgage payment and bills, of course) tongue.png

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Proud owner of some nice show quality Buckeyes and Silver Penciled Plymouth Rocks.  I love gardening and being outdoors.  I'm lucky to have a great family, and two cute dogs.  I live out in the country on six wooded acres and it's just paradise!  (Except the mortgage payment and bills, of course) tongue.png

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post #7 of 11
2/6/12 at 12:09pm

love.gif that is one cute baby... lol.. I'll stick with emus for now

 

my husband would shoot me if I told him I was gonna hatch out an ostrich

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My Emu Hatch     
Sexing Emu Chicks     
Blowing Out Emu Eggs for Crafting     
Our Hoop Coop build     

Hatching Muscovy Eggs     
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* ~  Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ~ * 
I don't have poultry.. I have mini feathered velociraptors
My Emu Hatch     
Sexing Emu Chicks     
Blowing Out Emu Eggs for Crafting     
Our Hoop Coop build     

Hatching Muscovy Eggs     
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post #8 of 11
2/6/12 at 12:15pm

Wow! I've never seen a baby one before!  Thanks for sharing!

♫ "I don't wanna go through the motions.  I don't wanna go one more day.  Without Your all consuming passion inside of me.

I don't want to spend my whole life asking, 'What if I had given everything'? Instead of going through the motions." ♫

 

 

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♫ "I don't wanna go through the motions.  I don't wanna go one more day.  Without Your all consuming passion inside of me.

I don't want to spend my whole life asking, 'What if I had given everything'? Instead of going through the motions." ♫

 

 

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post #9 of 11
2/10/12 at 4:40pm
Where did you get the eggs & were they shipped? They are so cute! A place in NM sells ostrich (emu & rhea too)
hatching eggs but I figured they'd be really expensive...
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post #10 of 11
2/11/12 at 4:24am

They are very cute as chicks, but please do not mistake them for the same as emu. They are much more dangerous, especially the males. They weight about 500 lbs, need stronger fences and males get very aggressive during breeding season. A friend of mine had to put her male down as he got so aggressive. Please do your homework on these before buying, they are not an impulse buy animal......  And placing an ostrich as an adult can be tricky.

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