We just received our first two Emu chicks.
I want to make my own Emu chick starter then move up to adult feed.
I've tried to research but the information is quite limited.
Can everyone share what they feed there Emu's and at what ages?
Thanks.
Hey all you South Mississippi Poultry Enthusiasts.......
Let's come together here to exchange local information and maybe swap a bit.
I live in George Co not far from Mobile, AL (George Co)
After researching for quite awhile about raising Emu's I decided it was time to start a new adventure.
I had no idea how hard it would be to find local breeders.
Does anyone know of breeders in the southern states. Near Mississippi would be great.
We tried our hand at hatching in a Little Giant still air incubator. Didn't have great luck but we're still learning. We did have one hatch out and on day 4 ran out to purchase other baby chicks to keep it company. By the time we can home it was dying and did so within hours.
So we have 8...
December 6, 2014
Our first attempt at hatching didn't go so well. We did hatch one that died 4 days later.
It was super exciting and we've learned so much.
We did realize as we started this batch that our turner wasn't working. I don't think I really paid attention to that before which could...
We ended up getting the Little Giant Incubator.
My distant relative and neighbor Stanley Vice sent us home with an egg turner that fits and another neighbor, Billy Davis, (my first boyfriend at 12) gave us 27 fertilized eggs.
The conundrum is.... We don't know when they were laid or if...
My partner and I are building a Itty Bitty House and Homestead on the old family 20 acre property in Lucedale, MS.
We moved here from New Orleans after my 29 year old daughter sustained a traumatic brain injury so that we can live off the land as much as possible in order for me to stay home...