Pyxis' Emu Chat Thread

[JacinLarkwell]

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Well, I got TWELVE emu chicks today.

I don't know if you guys remember Tom that I bought Sebastian from, but he decided he wants to focus on just his buffalo and ostrich and he's gonna get out of emus. So he called me up and asked me if I'd be interested in his mob.

To start with I took what he had left of this year's chicks, at a flash sale price. Five of them are already sold to new homes, which more than pays for the whole lot, so I get to decide how many of the remaining ones I want to keep. They range in age from four weeks to a couple days. I know I'll sell all the older ones, but the younger ones, I might hang on to a few.

He also offered me his twelve yearlings. That I have to think on.

I also got some emu burger from him to try - that's defrosting in the fridge and will probably be tomorrow's dinner.

Oh, and I got to play with the yearling ostriches. Went in the pen with them and got to pet them and have them all start trying to sneak up on my glasses or ears, haha. Now I say yearlings, but they were all already eight feet tall. That's a lot of tall birds all gathering around to to be curious! I liked it though.

You'll have to tell us what the burger is like.

 

[Pyxis]

Well, I made the burgers tonight, and I'm eating them now (while guiltily glancing at the babies in the newborn brooder next to me).

It tastes like

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beef! Bet you thought I was gonna say chicken!

It's good. I gave a little piece to Pixel and she agrees.

 

[aart]

It's good.

Is it pure emu meat or do they add beef fat?

 

[Pyxis]

Is it pure emu meat or do they add beef fat?

Pure emu meat!

 

[Pyxis]

When you see it raw you can definitely tell it's not quite beef. Too dark red in color, and the consistency is different. And it does have a little bit of a flavor to it that is definitely different from regular cow hamburger. But if I was comparing it to another meat flavor-wise, I'd definitely say beef is the closest thing I've eaten.

 

[aart]

When you see it raw you can definitely tell it's not quite beef. Too dark red in color, and the consistency is different. And it does have a little bit of a flavor to it that is definitely different from regular cow hamburger. But if I was comparing it to another meat flavor-wise, I'd definitely say beef is the closest thing I've eaten.

Must have a bit of fat in it, eh?
Curious, what parts of the bird do they harvest for eating...legs, breast, etc?

 

[Pyxis]

Redoing the emu fence pasture with dog kennel panels. Way easier to work with than welded wire fencing. Today's progress:

 

[Miss Lydia]

That looks great! Do they mind the cold?

 

[Pyxis]

That looks great! Do they mind the cold?

Not at all! They're very winter hardy. Even in the winter they will often just sit outside in the snow.

 

[SilksterTN]

Chain link panels rock! We threw together a pen this year and added a net on top. As you can see, the midget white turkey hen thinks it's her personal perch LOL