homestead_girl
Hatching
- Oct 27, 2025
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Hi! I have a 5-acre homestead in Sweden where we currently keep chickens and ducks. I have been curious about potentially getting some emus to join us on the farm and I would love some advice from someone with experience. Here are my questions!
1. The emus we are considering to get are 5 months old. Will we be able to get them to become friendly and tame, or are they too old? They will be free ranging on our land and we have two children (8 and 2 years old). Do I need to worry about them potentially being aggressive with the children? The man I am considering buying from says they are very sweet and curious, but I want to make sure. My plan is to keep them indoors in our stables for the first week or so to feed and be present with them before letting them out to roam. I appreciate all advice here!
2. Can emus potentially help keep predators away from our homestead? I have heard they keep hawks away, and potentially even foxes. Is this true? This is my main reason for wanting to get them (other than that they seem like very fun animals to keep!)
3. We are considering buying the three young ones available (they are pretty tricky to find here in sweden) - two males and one female. Is this a good number to start, or should I only get two (one male and one female)?. I feel bad leaving the third by himself since the three were raised together... but I want to make sure there is a peaceful dynamic.
Thank you!!!
1. The emus we are considering to get are 5 months old. Will we be able to get them to become friendly and tame, or are they too old? They will be free ranging on our land and we have two children (8 and 2 years old). Do I need to worry about them potentially being aggressive with the children? The man I am considering buying from says they are very sweet and curious, but I want to make sure. My plan is to keep them indoors in our stables for the first week or so to feed and be present with them before letting them out to roam. I appreciate all advice here!
2. Can emus potentially help keep predators away from our homestead? I have heard they keep hawks away, and potentially even foxes. Is this true? This is my main reason for wanting to get them (other than that they seem like very fun animals to keep!)
3. We are considering buying the three young ones available (they are pretty tricky to find here in sweden) - two males and one female. Is this a good number to start, or should I only get two (one male and one female)?. I feel bad leaving the third by himself since the three were raised together... but I want to make sure there is a peaceful dynamic.
Thank you!!!
