Emu pics

[Supreme Emu]

Swimming emus??!! (wonderful pictures)

I confess that for some time I've had the oddest inclination – perhaps I can blame Emu Hugger: how, I've thought, do you pick an emu up? If you snuck up on it, and grabbed it from underneath, with one hand in front of its legs and one hand behind its legs, and buried your head in its feathery hump, then theoretically its feet would be facing away from you when you picked it up . . .

THEN, I could take that wildly struggling emu down to the dam, and dump it in, and see if they really can swim.

Still, I'm not sure how the Prevention of Cruelty inspector would view that one. If you see no more posts from me, you'll know it hasn't gone well.

Supreme Emu

 

[chickenzoo]

Be very very careful.....

To pick up a hand raised Emu baby is easier, scoop them up and hold both legs. An adult emu, well I'm not that strong nore have a death wish.I have on occasion bear hugged Jazzy from behind and pulled him up.. only for a moment. He tolerates it. With adults you have to steer them. From behind you grab a arm in each hand, and push with your legs and "steer" them in the direction you want them to go....... don't know how a wild tame Emu would handle it though.... I see stitches in anyone's future who trys that.

 

[foulman007]

I had to lift one up that was hit with a very bad case of constapitation. even in his very weak state it was still a "gulp" type event.
luckly i had a big garden cart and didnt have to go far.
#1 take a deep breath take and approach from the rear
#2 leanover the bird and grasp its legs where its sitting on them
#3 pull up toward your chest and pray it aint faking
#4 still alive? lift up ,push cart under bird and get back.
He had been plucking at my hedges and ate up so much it bound him up for the most of a day. I got him back to the carport into the shade and after a few hours of soaking in a kiddie pool he made a huge mess and made a full recovery.

 

[Supreme Emu]

Foulman, I begin to think that the interaction between our two 'factions' – me, with tame birds, and BYC persons, with pet birds – has an almost academic value. Your information is fascinating to me, as it concerns so many things that . . . just ain't gonna happen in My Emu World.

Does anyone know if there's ANYONE else here in Oz who has birds like mine? When I get about, I see the occasional 'paddock emu.' I have met a couple of people with pet emus. However, my situation is SO unusual: I'm in a farming district, but my farm is not a 'working farm.' There are no cats or dogs (as there always are on working farms), and vehicle movements are infrequent. The thousand acres is, effectively, a sanctuary from which emus may come and go (except my birds, who don't like to get too far from the wheat sack . . . ).

Supreme Emu

 

[foulman007]

Quote:
you took the words right out of my mouth. We (us pet keepers) think we know our animals but taken out of their natural element , with their full bellies and secure home we cannot begin to even glimpse their true nature. your first hand knowledge and experiences mill help at least me put a new respect in my mind as Ijump the little fence to grab up her new eggs

 

[foulman007]

Cold shipped emu (rare in south carolina)

 

[chickenzoo]

BURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR ...... glad I'm in Florida

 

[Sumatra503]

So they handle cold weather well?

 

[awesomefowl]

i need one.

 

[chickenzoo]

Despite not having down feathers, their feathers are very insulating.