Pyxis' Emu Chat Thread

[perchie.girl]

I think there are too many risks all the way around. The dogs are really nice and I would hate for something to happen to them because their owners are too stupid to keep them confined to their own property. I’d also feel horrible if one of those “nice doggies” hurt my emu.

I’ll just stick with my little birdies.

Get a pair of Mammoth Jacks.... They are good for dogs and coyotes even mountain lions.

For what its worth Where my house is is high desert.... There are Ostritch breeders up there. During a thunderstorm My Feed store owner lost a female and a male to mountain lions. Not only were they able to kill them each one was pulled up and over a five foot high pipe corral.... Well Um the male was only partially removed. Each cat was able to handle well over two hundred pounds.

But if it were me having the dilema I would add hotwire to the top of the fence and around the base.... For jumpers and diggers.... Doggies too. Then condition the birds to come in to a secure area for night time... Run in shed or Very airy barn. Heat is a killer So something you can put a box fan up or even a Ceiling fan... windows that can be shuttered if need be yata yata for your climate.

I personally am doing this fo9r my own flock when I move back. But I dont have parimeter fence.... sigh... I do have about three acres of controlled space where I can do Feed lot panels and steel posts topped and based with Hot wire. We are so dry here in the desert having a ground doesnt work. So I have to run dual wires or bipolar tape that has both plus and minus wire running in them.

Canvas other local emu people in your area and have them tell you what works for them. Cant hurt.

deb

 

[Pyxis]

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...eB9hU4I019v34ZKdpJWXzEIWX8zP24754hcRTJiQK24kE

Yeah, I think I'll be sticking to emus.

 

[biophiliac]

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...eB9hU4I019v34ZKdpJWXzEIWX8zP24754hcRTJiQK24kE

Yeah, I think I'll be sticking to emus.

Wow! Sad for the owner but what an awesome bird.

 

[Pyxis]

Wow! Sad for the owner but what an awesome bird.

They are very gorgeous and very cool. I've seen them in zoos. However, they have a four inch long dagger claw on each foot, can stand 6 feet tall, can weigh up to 130 pounds, and are far more aggressive than emus. I don't think I'd ever want to own one.

And when I say dagger claw, I'm not kidding:

That's a zoo cassowary, and you can see that they keep the claws clipped flat at the tips for safety.

 

[CarpCharacin]

Ouch. That would be an unpleasant way to go.

 

[briefvisit]

'That's a zoo cassowary, and you can see that they keep the claws clipped flat at the tips for safety.'

Sigh: years ago, we had a member named 'Casuarius.' S/he must have been one of the very few owners of cassowaries in the U.S. -- bred chicks, I recall. Enormously knowledgeable, and would grace us with galleries of exquisite photos.

The cassowary is the only ratite native to more than one continent: they inhabit both Oz and Papua New Guines, which were once joined.

And if you want an easy way to win bets for beer at backyard BBQs, bet folks that kangaroos are native to places other than Oz. People will almost always say, 'No.' But yep: arboreal kangaroos are plentiful in New Guinea:

 

[briefvisit]

So, you back up into the fig tree, pull down a branch with one hand, and try to operate the smartphone camera with the other:

https://i.imgur.com/OtTt5o4.mp4

 

[dpenning]

I think I’ll stick with critters that can’t kill me.

I’m actually into fiber arts so will look at maybe wooly sheep if I can’t get comfortable with the alpaca risks. Still need to do some more research and maybe put out the hot wire to see if that helps with the dog problem.

 

[perchie.girl]

'That's a zoo cassowary, and you can see that they keep the claws clipped flat at the tips for safety.'

Sigh: years ago, we had a member named 'Casuarius.' S/he must have been one of the very few owners of cassowaries in the U.S. -- bred chicks, I recall. Enormously knowledgeable, and would grace us with galleries of exquisite photos.

The cassowary is the only ratite native to more than one continent: they inhabit both Oz and Papua New Guines, which were once joined.

And if you want an easy way to win bets for beer at backyard BBQs, bet folks that kangaroos are native to places other than Oz. People will almost always say, 'No.' But yep: arboreal kangaroos are plentiful in New Guinea:

I have spoken to Casuarius on several occasions. He/she bred many things for zoos. I was looking for a Reichenowi Guinea fowl and found out He had them. Conversation went to feed and He recommended using Catfish chow because I couldnt find Mazuri and He said Catfish is what he uses to supplement for insects.

He used to sell on the Softbills web page. Very interesting fellow I assume... fellow.

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

for what its worth a very interesting site for Softbills
https://www.softbillsforsale.com/