2013 first hatch photos

[ES Emus]

ES Emus what do you feed them and how much do they eat? Also i have 40 acres all of which is fenced with 4 ft woven "farm & ranch" fence( 6 inch squares) that is 1 ft off the ground making it 5 ft high, is that high enough? If not i have an 8 acre bottom
pasture that i can redo. I was thinking of getting a couple chicks to raise and wanted to ask before i got them so i know what to expect and what i need to change.
Thanks

Hi 8Geese!
Everybody has their own way of doing it. We feed our adult birds two pounds of pelleted ratite or similar non-medicated grower/finisher food each per day. Beginning in the late summer/early fall, we increasingly mix a breeder/layer pellet into their diet. Chicks up to 3 weeks of age should have a constant supply of a crumbled ratite starter or similar avian non-medicated starter food, plus we chop up collard greens to suppliment their vitamin/mineral intake. After 3 weeks, we feed the chicks twice a day all they can eat in a 20 minute period. A 5' fence is sufficient, a 6' fence is even better! I recommend a fence that stretches all the way to the ground. Emus are curious birds and I can picture them getting stuck under the fence gap!
ES

 

[8GeeseALaying]

Thank you.

 

[ES Emus]

Quote:
no problem!

 

[ES Emus]

accidently left the gate open during feeding time and Buffy snuck in to steal her chick's food...

 

[ES Emus]

another picture of Buff with her chicks...

 

[Tame Emu Guy]

The ‘farm and ranch’ fence with the six-inch squares? We got stuff here in Oz that has a sort of ‘knot’ on each corner of the squares, and I know of two birds that fatally injured themselves by getting their foot stuck in the knot.

Is it that sort?

S.E.
Western Australia

 

[ES Emus]

that is 6' tall - 2" by 4" welded fencing...

 

[ES Emus]

It's a bittersweet time around here now, as the last of our 2013 chicks have been claimed...

 

[Avie]

It's a bittersweet time around here now, as the last of our 2013 chicks have been claimed...

...and the hatch-a-long thread will soon be wrapping up, too...

I will miss it.

By the way, do you guys give "farm tours"? We aren't too far away (near Annapolis) and I would love to see how you have things set up. It would be fun to meet the flock, too!

 

[ES Emus]

...and the hatch-a-long thread will soon be wrapping up, too...

I will miss it.

By the way, do you guys give "farm tours"? We aren't too far away (near Annapolis) and I would love to see how you have things set up. It would be fun to meet the flock, too!

we have visitors here all the time!