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[McPhersonFarm]

http://zoogendna.com/Sex_Made_Easy__TM_.html

egg shell testing is 20.
feather testing is 25.

I believe that zoogen is where almost all of us go for DNA testing of emu

So, I didn't band mine I have the eggs but I don't know who is who LOL!!!! So, it says you can clip the nail for blood? Or should I just pay extra 5 bucks each and pluck 5 feathers????

 

[yinepu]

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give zoogen a call and see which they would prefer

you may get an answering machine if they are busy in the lab.. just leave a message and they will usually call back in the same day

 

[McPhersonFarm]

I found another site that does them for 10 bucks and ordered kits from them. They are out of canada. You can do feathers, eggs, or blood. So, I will do feathers and band them. Hoping for two boys two girls so I can keep all 4!

 

[Shamrock4]

I love all the pictures in this thread! Hopefully next year I will be getting some emus.
Do they do well alone? There is an emu at a park/petting zoo near me and he/she has been there for years all by itself.

 

[TheCrazyClucker]

Stuart's buddy died a couple months ago. He seems to do fine by himself, although I'd like to get a buddy for him. I'm out with Stuart all the time, so I guess it depends on how much interaction they get-- A emu that barely ever sees its owners needs a buddy.

 

[Shamrock4]

I'm pretty sure no one ever spends time with her. I've been told she "bites" and doesnt like people, but she follows everyone that walks by her pen (which also isnt very big).

 

[1muttsfan]

Maybe the observers of wild emus will kick in on this question - some animals are fairly solitary in the wild.

 

[yinepu]

I love all the pictures in this thread! Hopefully next year I will be getting some emus.
Do they do well alone? There is an emu at a park/petting zoo near me and he/she has been there for years all by itself.

she's far from "alone" if she's at a park/petting zoo where she can see people every day

 

[usfarmchicks]

This is Ethel Emu, though she might very well be Elmer. We have just decided to call her Ethel. She is one month old tomorrow. Ethel enjoys time out in the garden with me and our weiner dog. She has her own facebook page Ethel Emu with lots of videos and pictures of her first month.

 

[Tame Emu Guy]

Hey, 1Mutts:

‘fission-fusion’: you do see wild emus on their own often enough; but the term ‘fission-fusion’ gives us a start for discussion:


in fission-fusion species, the individuals may be fairly ‘solitary.’ At times. But they form groups for various reasons.

I think emus like to be around other emus (or at least goats, alpacas, ducks, geese, cranes, donkeys, humans, Martians, or Tupperware salespersons).

S.E.