Need to knows (Emu)

[servpolice]

I've a small river going through my fields and they're fenced but could do with a bit of height.

They won't be going in the field for a while so for the meantime it's my backyard until they age a bit more.

There will be a fence between them and my other birds so they can get used to eachother before they roam together

I'm collecting them tomorrow! Can't wait to see them

 

[Pyxis]

I'm collecting them tomorrow! Can't wait to see them

We'll be waiting for pictures

 

[briefvisit]

'If not, you're going to want to put one up.' Yup

And: I understand that Texas has had feral emus for decades -- released when the get-rich-quick-emoo-thang bit the dust.

' I've decided to buy the Emus sibling too. Now I will have a male and female' In the wild -- Taylor's research -- siblings may not be biological kin. But these incubated chicks? Are they genetic siblings? Anyone got thoughts on the deterioration of the U.S. emoo gene pool?

[Had a wild male down the back at dawn. He was really gettin' his Guuurk on: 'Gurk, gurk, Gurk, GURK, GGUUURRRKKKK!!, GGGUUUURRRRKKKK!!!!' Fairly unusual. I don't really understand this vocalisation yet. But only seems to happen in breeding-season.]

SE

 

[servpolice]

And they have arrived!

 

[briefvisit]

I love the 'hair-do' of chicks at this stage.


And there is cut timber visible in one pic: the chicks' world must be absolutely free of nails, screws, bits of glass, etc. Emus are notorious for ingesting shiny things.

SE

 

[servpolice]

Any nails or screws in the pile are drilled in the wood. I made sure it's nail and glass for them to get to.

 

[briefvisit]

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[servpolice]

They're in the area where all the geese roam (not the field) so it's full of grass and nothing else.

They're starting to eat out of my hand. I love them! Only problem is they prefer sleeping outside rather than inside. Tempsford are 15-17°C at night so I'm not too worried but still want them to sleep in!

 

[briefvisit]

'still want them to sleep in!'

Perhaps this is a defence thing. Perhaps not being able to bolt if necessary is a concern. Certainly folks have been observing for years that their emooz won't sleep in their (the emus' . . . ) coops.

Supreme Emu

[Tooshtoosh and Mrs. Tooshtoosh here today. And Tagalong Emu.]