Pyxis' Emu Chat Thread

[SilksterTN]

Case in point, the first introduction of the pair I posted a picture of earlier. And don't feel bad for the cockerel getting his butt whooped, because he started it.

OMG! LOL They really are fearless. She is soo much smaller yet says NOPE!

 

[Pyxis]

OMG! LOL They really are fearless. She is soo much smaller yet says NOPE!

That's my little idiot that burned his head on the heat plate too Still waiting for him to be able to do his job and fertilize my eggs, lol. They mature SO slowly.

 

[Pyxis]

"Hey, I have the DSLR, I bet I can get a cool picture of Ciara running!"

"...probably should have set the shutter speed higher."

 

[Pyxis]

Desi (yep I'm pretty sure I'm switching back to Desi) posed better:

 

[SilksterTN]

Desi (yep I'm pretty sure I'm switching back to Desi) posed better:

Adorable!

 

[Pyxis]

I was on vacation in Maine and happened to see this beautiful guy at the zoo. A cassowary, the third largest species of bird right behind emus, and of course another ratite. Very pretty, but these guys are dangerous. Their inner toes have long dagger-like claws, and their feet are huge compared to their bodies. They also tend to be ornery. It really was like seeing a dinosaur.

They also had some emu chicks just a little older than mine that were running around like cute little spazzes and made me miss Desi and Ciara. And they had ostriches too, so I got to see all three of the largest bird species.

 

[drumstick diva]

Cool Pyxis

 

[drumstick diva]

Is it true that Emus don't reach breeding age till 3 or so?

 

[Pyxis]

Is it true that Emus don't reach breeding age till 3 or so?

They can start as early as 18 months, but usually it takes two years, sometimes three

 

[SilksterTN]

Wow those are super neat looking. Wish they were tamer LOL