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Does anyone have any suggestions as to a certain type/brand of kiddie pool I can purchase for my emus? They absolutely love splashing around in the summer but are now too big to fit into a bucket. I’m hoping to find one that isn’t super slippery on the bottom and is big enough so they can step...

One of my roosters is suddenly acting weak. He has a messy butt, but it does not look like it is clogged. When I picked him up he also vomited clear liquid. Below is a picture of his feet, could this be scaly leg mites? If so, is that what is causing his sickness? Not too long ago I noticed...

Its been particularly cold recently, with the lows dropping to 4 degrees (F). I’ve noticed my older emu who’s about 1.5 years old has been acting like he’s cold a lot, he shivers even when he’s lying down and when he walks in the snow I can tell it bothers his feet, what’s the chance of...

My older emu who is a little over 1.5 years old has adopted a strange behavior. Whenever he is around my dad he curls his head, fluffs out his neck feathers (it looks like he’s wearing a boa), and struts around, making grunting and booming noises and following him wherever he goes. When I happen...

Now that it is spring and the bugs are out, I’ve noticed mayflies landing on my emu’s (Kevin) neck and face and biting him. When I wipe them off there is sometimes a bead of blood. On my goats I use an animal specific bug spray but I don’t want to use this on Kevin, especially not around his...

I recently adopted a 2 week old male emu chick (Karl) as a companion for my 11 month old male emu (Kevin). The person we got Karl from warned us that Kevin will most certainly stomp Karl upon introduction, and we should wait until Karl is older + bigger. However, we have already introduced them...