ostrich egg???

[evonne]

has anyone ever hatched one?? in an incubator??

just curious...

the bird sanctuary a little ways down the road sells ostrich eggs for novelty.. $20 ... not sure if they're fertile.. there is a male in the pen... and he's very protective...

granted, i'm not sure what i'd do with it once it hatched... but i may decide to go for it anyway.. lol.... i've heard ostrich farms are very profitable....
sshhh don't tell my hubby.....

 

[CheerfulHeart2]

Hmmm. There is an ostrich farm between Phoenix and Tucson..hmmmm.

 

[Camelot Farms]

Do it!!! We wanna see!!

 

[joletabey]

They say ostrich meat tastes a lot like chicken. . . .dunno myself, I have never been brave enough to try it - is there anything on the web about hatching them?

 

[sfw2]

You're gonna need a bigger motor on that turner! LOL

 

[txredneckmedic]

yes u can do it. A lady I am fixing to work for incubates them, emu and other exotics in a incubator

 

[kathyinmo]

I have a neighbor that has exotics. He is very old, and can hardly care for them anymore, but he sure loves them. He has ostrich, emu, rheas, peafowl, turkeys, and a bunch of others that I can't recall the names of at the moment! Anyway, he was showing me the beautiful eggs. He makes things out of the eggs, and some he just sells whole. I should ask him how much they cost. Can you believe how shiney they are ... WOW, looks like a varnish is applied. Cool!

Oh, and he hatches alot. He has brooders everywhere! Those things are monster sized!

 

[evonne]

as much fun as it may be, i don't want to do it until i know i have somewhere for it to go... i'm not ready for an ostrich for a pet... i might try an emu later,... but i was reading in the ostrich emu topic... yeah... i'm not ready for that right now...

but it sure would be fun to hatch one and keep it for a month or two

 

[neferset]

I just don't think our bantam hens could cover ostrich eggs properly.

 

[Miss Sebright]

I think you should do it.