Hi,
Does anyone here have any experience with breeding and growing emus up as an alternative meat and oil production? I'm in the UK and I'm considering starting an emu farm in the South West, as currently there is no commercial production of Emu meat in the UK. Does anyone have an idea of the best feed to give emus on a large scale, or know of any feeds that they would mix together ( for example a mixture of cattle/horse feed and poultry feed?) to make a nutritious diet for growing up emus? I currently have a couple of emus, but I've found that Ratite food is very expensive and my chicken's layer's mash wouldn't offer all the vitamins that the Emu's need.
Thankyou for any advice you can give me
Clucksworth
Does anyone here have any experience with breeding and growing emus up as an alternative meat and oil production? I'm in the UK and I'm considering starting an emu farm in the South West, as currently there is no commercial production of Emu meat in the UK. Does anyone have an idea of the best feed to give emus on a large scale, or know of any feeds that they would mix together ( for example a mixture of cattle/horse feed and poultry feed?) to make a nutritious diet for growing up emus? I currently have a couple of emus, but I've found that Ratite food is very expensive and my chicken's layer's mash wouldn't offer all the vitamins that the Emu's need.
Thankyou for any advice you can give me
Clucksworth