Are Emus nice???

[flyweed]

farmerlor...I'd say the hatch rate would be better than 50% hatch rate for mail order.....if you've ever watched an Emu lay an egg...the shoot out, and bounce off the ground, fence..or whatever is behind them...the eggs have a very thick shell and really are not fragile at all.

Hope that helps

Dan

 

[fancyfowl4ever]

I don't own emus, always wanted to and eventually will! I almost broke down buying a flock of emus at the auction, they had them in a paddock and those birds were such suck-ups

They would lean against the fence so you can pet/scratch them everywhere, the big male let me hold his head and look at it in detail turning it whatever which way with him having his eyes closed totally relaxed.........
I was sooo ichting to get that flock(was about 8 birds) but my mother would have strangled me, I live on the same property and somehow bigger birds like turkeys and geese don't like her, even if she helped raise it.

 

[casuarius]

Emu's are the tamest of the Ratites, i've never had a hand raised Emu turn on me, but male ostriches and rheas will, also male and female cassowaries will. Female ostrich and rheas stay fairly tame though. If you've never hatched Emu eggs before, i'd recommend just getting a chick or two. Eggs are a bit hard to hatch for beginners, humidity needs to stay very low.

 

[EmtheFishLady]

They'll peck your eyes out! Or so I've been told.

I may have 2 in 50 or so days....for free.

 

[Supreme Emu]

My computer died; I’ve saved my pennies; I’m back on line.

Although I have heard a couple of anecdotes of scarily curious truly-wild emus, my theory is that the only generally ornery emus are sad ‘paddock emus’ – I mean no offence: I’m not speaking here of beloved pets, but of emus that just . . . get put in a paddock or smaller enclosure. The other case, I’ve no doubt, would be a wild emu cornered for whatever reason. Obviously, at the other end of the spectrum are the fabulously tame birds that I read about on this forum.

I find moving slowly in their vicinity, and talking quietly to them, keeps them placid. They do scare very easily, especially in ANY situation in which their movement is inhibited – such as their having wandered into the fenced backyard.

I note for your information, Jackrooster, that I seem to be the only one on this forum who has tame emus, as opposed to pet emus. My emus are ‘wild’ (wa ha ha . . . yeh right!!). I can tell when they’re in a pecksome mood. I call it ‘beaking’: they investigate things by ‘beaking’ them. I let Greedy the Emu beak me on the head the other day, and it didn’t hurt at all. I have absolutely no fear of my three, even though they sometimes fight fiercely with wild birds within feet of me.

Supreme Emu, Rocky Gully, W.A., Australia

 

[awesomefowl]

I want one!!! I'd trade my brother for an emu! (Just kidding!)

 

[Netherworldtaken]

i used to work with them when i volunteered at the zoo. they freeranged them and we kept people from pulling feathers and tried to keep them from attacking shiny stuff like rings and watches. It was some of my best times at the zoo, very friendly birds. of course they were socialized from near birth.

 

[chickenfood1234]

You Just Have to care for them too.