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Cassowaries
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I had seen a female cassowarie chick for sale on Cl the other day, there is a man that works at the san diego wild animal park that has some breeding cassowaries. beautiful birds for sure.
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There are a few people through out the US that have them, but most only have one bird or a couple of the same sex. There are only 3 others besides myself that are actively breeding them. One of the 3 is a friend of mine that has the Single Wattled, and we work together and swap chicks to sell unrelated pairs. We have 2 breeding pairs of double wattles each, and he has a young pair being raised up for breeding later. I think I mentioned before, but they arent easy at all to breed, adult birds rarely get along and most of the ones in the US have killed one another because people have bought them without researching them first, and therefore consider them no different than a emu. Another big problem is people buy them and take them up north where it's too cold, and they die during winter or lose their toes. This has put the numbers estimated to be less than 50 left in zoos and private hands combined throughout the US. Of the research i've done, I can't even find over 30.
There are a few people through out the US that have them, but most only have one bird or a couple of the same sex. There are only 3 others besides myself that are actively breeding them. One of the 3 is a friend of mine that has the Single Wattled, and we work together and swap chicks to sell unrelated pairs. We have 2 breeding pairs of double wattles each, and he has a young pair being raised up for breeding later. I think I mentioned before, but they arent easy at all to breed, adult birds rarely get along and most of the ones in the US have killed one another because people have bought them without researching them first, and therefore consider them no different than a emu. Another big problem is people buy them and take them up north where it's too cold, and they die during winter or lose their toes. This has put the numbers estimated to be less than 50 left in zoos and private hands combined throughout the US. Of the research i've done, I can't even find over 30.
compared to emu what size (height weight ) are these birds .What kind of pen is neccessary. like a full avariary or just a pen. how often do you have breeding pairs for sale assuming you would sell them or not and how much would they be if you do? a million more questions but ill start with these...
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Amazing birds casuarius. You must have a true passion to work with such a Spectacular and unusual breed. Hope the best for you and your friend on optaining another single wattled cassawary!
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They are much larger than emu's but not taller, one of my females is 210 lbs, and 5 1/2ft tall. The biggest difference is that Cassowaries are very heavily built, all bulk and muscle. Legs and feet are a good 3 or 4 times larger than a emu as well. Cassowaries don't have the same kind of thick fluffy feathers as a emu, they are more coarse and thin, and lay more closely to their body. Therefore when they're wet, the size doesnt change much, but when a emu is wet or stripped of feathers from say a goat haha, they look half the size they used to. The larger the pens the better as with anything. Being a solitary and territorial animal, cassowaries love lots of room. I keep each one of my birds in a 50ft by 200ft run and this seems to work just fine. I would actually like larger, and are planning on expanding later. I would say minimum should be maybe 50ft by 100ft per bird, with lots of plants or trees for shade and cover. Alot of questions can be answered on my website about their care. We sell them as chicks, and when available they are $5,000 each, this is what I paid for my birds several yrs ago. The list of people wanting them is very long, and includes several zoos, but it's first come first serve when available. We ship with Delta airlines same day arrival.
They are much larger than emu's but not taller, one of my females is 210 lbs, and 5 1/2ft tall. The biggest difference is that Cassowaries are very heavily built, all bulk and muscle. Legs and feet are a good 3 or 4 times larger than a emu as well. Cassowaries don't have the same kind of thick fluffy feathers as a emu, they are more coarse and thin, and lay more closely to their body. Therefore when they're wet, the size doesnt change much, but when a emu is wet or stripped of feathers from say a goat haha, they look half the size they used to. The larger the pens the better as with anything. Being a solitary and territorial animal, cassowaries love lots of room. I keep each one of my birds in a 50ft by 200ft run and this seems to work just fine. I would actually like larger, and are planning on expanding later. I would say minimum should be maybe 50ft by 100ft per bird, with lots of plants or trees for shade and cover. Alot of questions can be answered on my website about their care. We sell them as chicks, and when available they are $5,000 each, this is what I paid for my birds several yrs ago. The list of people wanting them is very long, and includes several zoos, but it's first come first serve when available. We ship with Delta airlines same day arrival.
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