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[Corny Caleb]

My emu chicks at only 1 1/2 months old.

 

[Corny Caleb]

thats awesome! sooooo my qiuestion would be can you free range or do they need fencing

DEFIANTLY fencing. Since they can run 35 miles an hour, and if they run into the street all 120 lbs and 6 feet of them,and hit a car..that would be very grizzly. Yeah, I haven't heard of anyone letting them free range, But that WOULD be fun letting them stroll around. I sort of wish I could.

 

[Corny Caleb]

That is so cool and the color of that egg is awesome! I have thought about what it would be like to raise Emu. I'm am moving in 2 months to expand my operation and I might think harder about it now.
What is it like to raise Emu? Is it like raising super big chickens?

Well I'm a newbie with emus as well, my advice wont be expert lol. But they aren't really like chickens. If you raise them as chicks and spend time with them growing up, they are WAAAAAY more friendlier and chickens, more active (at least as chicks) always running around. they take much longer to mature ( up too 2 years) they take a lot more space then chickens (about the same you would need for a pony).

 

[Spitzboyz]

I got magpie ducks from them this year, at wynne ark store.

Yes, Mt. Healthy was delivering to our TSC and they list them as breeds they offer.

 

[topdog24]

7 week old King Louis sits here and watch's over the flock, he is at the door first to be let out and the first one of at least 5 to crow

 

[wermnmnmnm]

OK... I am supposed to be getting all hens... in case a mistake has been made, when does a rooster generally begin to crow? I would need to re home if we got one, which shouldn't be a problem, but I would like to know when they start crowing.

 

[hookem horns]

OK... I am supposed to be getting all hens... in case a mistake has been made, when does a rooster generally begin to crow?  I would need to re home if we got one, which shouldn't be a problem,  but I would like to know when they start crowing.

They start crowing all different times. We always eat the roos we don't want or need.

 

[Jewellan]

They start crowing all different times. We always eat the roos we don't want or need.

I dont know if I could kill a rooster if one of my 10 were a rooster. But I am not allowed a rooster here either. Hopefully they are all hens.

 

[topdog24]

OK... I am supposed to be getting all hens... in case a mistake has been made, when does a rooster generally begin to crow? I would need to re home if we got one, which shouldn't be a problem, but I would like to know when they start crowing.

What breed do you have, it's different clicks for different chicks, My Barred rocks started trying at 6 weeks, now at 7 weeks they are getting it down pretty good, just not loud like when they get grown.

 

[wermnmnmnm]

Oh my, that is early.. the earlier the better because I wouldn't want the kids to get too attached before we give it away. I will have:
Crested Cream Legbar
Easter Egger
Black Australorp
Dominique
Unknown egg layer

Pray for all hens... for all of us who need them

Margie