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    Sick Emu!

    If you don't get a response here, post to the Facebook groups too to get some input and help I hope you're able to figure out what's causing the issue
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    Emu Egg day 57

    I'm on the Rhea side of things and am building up info so that I can ID issues folks are having as well as practices that are verified to work rather than the level of guessing that goes on Good to have you here
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    Rhea Chick General Care

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    Rhea Chick General Care

    Rhea chick general care On feeding, here are the two diets I personally recomend and can vouch for from using them myself -Mazure ratite starter, salt with selenium for half the diet and the other half grazing/looking for insects in the forage (costlier and tougher to do as not everyone also...
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    Cassowaries as ornamental birds

    I found out about them this week from that post. Still looking into it but there are several of Greater Rhea I want to find more about. Wicked cool stuff
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    Cassowaries as ornamental birds

    Cassowaries would be cool, but more the novelty of having one. I went with rheas since they don't t kick like the other big three I might get some emu or ostrich at some point, but my focus is meat production and birds that are at less relisk of any kicking. The rheas are also smaller and...
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    Interesting Emu Behavior Information for Beginners.

    Good read. I didn't know about the terminology on the pseudo crop in the esophagus as well as another one being between the esophagus and gizzard. Good info
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    Basic Rhea info from two Alternative livestock farms and their websites

    I hope it can help as well as other info in this thread. Keep asking questions. There will be tough times while learning, don't be ashamed to ask questions when it can help your birds in the moment or for birds in the future
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    Basic Rhea info from two Alternative livestock farms and their websites

    Feeding is interesting with a wide range. Rheas need more fiber in their diet than an emu, similar to an ostrich. When they are chicks, they'll need a lower fiber diet until about 2 months if age when their digestive track is developed enough to consistently break down fiber My rhea diet: one...
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    Emu chick with twisted leg, help!

    If you can post pictures and anything that might have caused it in their area or their diet it can help folks sometimes more. I also recomend searching groups on other social media to get help hopefully in time for your bird
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    How to tell if emu is "skinny"

    I just have rheas, I do stand by hard boiled or scrambled eggs, especially if a bird isn't eating as much or is sickly as there is good nutrition without as much sugars like you would see in some forages or feeds that can cause sour crop if the diet is changed heavily and suddenly
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    Rhea chicks at a private zoo

    Cool to see What state or country is this private zoo located? Do they have mature birds too or are they just getting into rheas?
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    Young emu feeder...dumb sparrows

    Yes, a pellet gun or BB gun will do the job fast. Other fast methods get gruesome and I prefer to just used a pellet gun and the like if something like that. The guy who's been helping me get into rheas has built a couple of those fake Martin traps, however, he's been breeding and selling rheas...
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    Young emu feeder...dumb sparrows

    Ahh, I kill them. They'll come back if you release them. If you want to release them, take them a couple hundred miles away and release and maybe they won't come back, however, there might be issues as you go accross county, state, national lines Here is the main trap I was thinking of that...
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    Young emu feeder...dumb sparrows

    Something kind of like this...
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    Tracking Rhea Incubation and chick rearing

    Batches 2 and 3 are learning batches now due to temp issues and a male was "incubating" for 1.5 weeks the 3rd batch Working on 2nd batch starting at 14. Had temp issues past 4 weeks between 92-95°, majority of all eggs have been growing with most working to hatch as of current Working on 3rd...
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    Tracking Rhea Incubation and chick rearing

    5 eggs. One was cracked beforehand. Two infertile. One was weak and didn't make it, I stopped turning day 33 that may have been a contributor. One egg hatched but only made it to week 2.5, heat issue as summer temps spiked and cause the area to heat up too much while at work
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    Basic Rhea info from two Alternative livestock farms and their websites

    Rhea Candling thread
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    Rhea Incubation Temp

    Use this thread as a guide on how rhea eggs look when candled. Don't get too anxious and try assisted hatching to early. Some, albeit anecdotal, turn up until the day they hatch, others stop turning at 35 days, if temps and humidity is stable where it need to be then it'll be quite consistent...
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    Rhea Incubation Temp

    This is only my first breeding season. I set my incubators at 97.6-98.5. I don't know the exact humidity sadly, once they're hatching, I make it as humid as I can like I would with chicken eggs I've been working with Hopkin's Livestock to get started. He sets his in the 98.5-99.5 range. From...
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