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    Blonde Emu chicks

    Hello everyone, I have a few blonde emu chicks and the season for me is over so this will be it for now. I'm in central Florida. $400 each. Product of a white female and standard male. May ship but buyer has to make arrangements. shoot me a email at hullislandranch at gmail if interested...
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    Humidity and Ostrich egg incubation

    So, here is the pickle. Seems humidity levels in my house are around 40ish percent, and that's during the "dry" season here in Florida with the windows open for the beautiful weather. I close all the windows and reluctantly turn the AC on and humidity levels in my incubator still refuse to...
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    Emu in a colony pen setting?

    I've read some conflicting opinions on keeping ratites in groups. I've read on here that some keep their ostriches together on a few acres and they tend to pair up and stake out claims for themselves in various areas of a big communal pen. I've read the same about Emus, but then also read...
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    holding chicks

    Never realized how razor sharp those claws were until recently when I've had need to pick up 2 to 3 ish month hold chicks to move them into a secure night roost. When their body is grasped, they can and do kick those feet up high and hook into and slash hands/arms. I've been forced to use one...
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    Ostrich Breeds

    I had some questions about ostrich breeds in the U.S. I hear people refer to them as red, blue, or black necked ostrich, but how does that correspond to the actual subspecies of ostrich? I assume the red necked ostrich is the north African ostrich (S. c. camelus) ? Or can it also be the...
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    My geese did good

    Its been about 29ish days since they went broody. One stayed on the next full time and the other was a part timer (no way would this be the gander right? shareing the nest? Can't wait for them to finish hatching so I can finaly see how many babys will soon be running around. This is on my...
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    Sick Emu

    This morning I found one of my young emus (6 month old or so) acting sick, kind of hot to the touch , a bit of foam/vomit , and a swollen esophegus. I gave a shot of LA 200 and also some down the throat. Gave some wormer just in case. Also , some fluids/gatoraid. I did a forum search and...
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    Introducing Emu to varied flock

    I've had my two young half grown Emu in a pen adjacent to the barn for a few weeks now. The chickens/geese get let out every mourning and spend the day in the yard next to the Emu pen. Of course there is no problem with a fence between the two. Lately i've been letting the Emu out at dusk so...
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    Emus + predators

    As a new owner of a couple Emus, can anyone share with me any of the experiences they have had with emus and predators? I figure the young are vulnerable to pretty much anything that would go after a chicken, but what about half grown emu and adults? Has anyone lost Juevinille Emu (lets say 3...
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