mark19851234
In the Brooder
- Feb 24, 2021
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Hi
I have a 9 month old white male Rhea. Had 2 originally but 1 died about 3 months ago. We still arnt sure what happened to the female. Seemed fine a few hours before went out to lock them up and it was sitting down dead with the male next to it. No sign of a fox. Only thing we can think of is it got scared and ran into the fence.
I was wondering if it would be okay to leave him out overnight in our paddock or do you think even at his current size he would be at risk from foxes? He did live with our 20 chickens (before the flu lockdown). Currently he lives in a stable but after the flu lockdown I was going to let him sleep outside as he seems to prefer to settle down on the ground.
He seems very flighty and wondered if this is normal for rheas? We just want him to be happy like all our other animals are.
We have 2 acres of land.
Best Regards
Mark
I have a 9 month old white male Rhea. Had 2 originally but 1 died about 3 months ago. We still arnt sure what happened to the female. Seemed fine a few hours before went out to lock them up and it was sitting down dead with the male next to it. No sign of a fox. Only thing we can think of is it got scared and ran into the fence.
I was wondering if it would be okay to leave him out overnight in our paddock or do you think even at his current size he would be at risk from foxes? He did live with our 20 chickens (before the flu lockdown). Currently he lives in a stable but after the flu lockdown I was going to let him sleep outside as he seems to prefer to settle down on the ground.
He seems very flighty and wondered if this is normal for rheas? We just want him to be happy like all our other animals are.
We have 2 acres of land.
Best Regards
Mark