Warning to perspective first-time emu owners!

[ES Emus]

use non-medicated "grower" pellets

 

[Doris Roesch]

Hello from Wyoming.
I am the proud mom of a male Emu. He has been with us for 14 years. He lives with a pygmy pig and some Geese in a one acre. Several shelters are available. Emu is not 'LOCKED UP". He joins us at our daily chore. We would love to ourchase at least on, preferrably 2 Emus.

Thank you. Doris

 

[Banaynaychicken]

I cannot wait to buy my farm propertin a few years

emus are oene of the first animals ojmn the list as well as turkeys and chickens <3

they are just too **** goofy.

like a lamma with two legs and a chicken face <3

 

[codieshell]

I'm getting my first emu soon a friend has offer me a 3.5 year old emu that's friendly I'm going to let her live with my pygmy goats since she was raised with goats all her life and get depressed if she doesn't have them living with her

 

[codieshell]

Does anybody have baby emu for sale close to louisana

 

[briefvisit]

Does anybody have baby emu for sale close to louisana

Tee hee, Saturday morning cheekiness. Here is Eric with his nine.

 

[emu loverer]

It seems like emus are becoming fashionable to own again, as I have been contacted by record numbers of perspective egg and chick buyers. Many of these people have never raised or even been around an adult emu.  One of the first questions that I ask any potential customer is, "how much space do you have for your pen?". 

I have been amazed at the number of people who have not considered how much room an adult emu requires and planned to raise then in an "old dog or chicken pen".  When I get that for an answer, I refuse to consider selling them an emu, even if they get mad or offer me more that what I would normally charge.

Emus are very large birds (duh?) and need to be able to run in order to strengthen their legs and get their exercise.  They are not birds that can typically be kept in a back yard "cage" or even the typical residential back yard!.  They can run at speeds in excess of 30 miles per hour and take up to 9' in a single stride!  Their pens need to be very long (120' or more), although they can be narrow in design.

If you are thinking about becoming an emu owner, remember that an emu, as a rule, requires about the same space that a horse would and you would not (hopefully) think about keeping a horse cooped up in an old dog pen!

you seem 2 know alot about emu and I was wondering what style should the pen be ( not distance but if i need Insulation or a roof things like that)

 

[emu loverer]

can people plz tell me how 2 take care of them i the winter because I live in NH and it can get cold. i do not want emu getting frostbite

 

[Bantambird]

There is a poster above from Wyoming with her 14 year old emu, so if it can survive there, it can survive New Hampshire. There are emu ranches here in Montana too.

 

[emu loverer]

true but that is not winter