Hi – I’m Lisa from Tennessee. I'm not new to BackYard Chickens, but since I've only been a reader, not a poster, I figured I would introduce myself!
I’ve always had a free-range flock of bantam Cochins, but it’s the emus that have always resonated with me. I became familiar with, and started working with emus in the 80’s. Stationed in Texas (Air Force), I had access to lots of huge emu ranches. My specialty was microchipping – and with the price of emus back then, every bird was chipped. I helped out at multiple farms, trading work for knowledge.
Fast forward to 2006: retired from the military and living in Tennessee, I obtained my first emus (darkies). This is "HeMu" hatching eggs with "SheMu" standing guard:
In 2014, my late husband drove to Texas, and brought back 5 unrelated whites and blondes. I was told they were the first “lights” east of the Mississippi. WooHoo!
In 2018, two weeks after my husband passed away, I paralyzed my right arm in a freak accident. It was literally dislocated for 3 months. Just about all the livestock found new homes with friends. I was down to my favorite pair of emus (blonde male, white female) – thinking they were going as well, but the deal fell through. Lucky for me.
Since then, I was able to get back partial use of my arm, and brought back my original emu genetics. I’m now a bit obsessed with color possibilities of the “blonde” emu. Here are some blonde and white yearlings leading me to the barn for breakfast:
My first emu chick of the season is hatching as I type this:
I still have a difficult time typing, still hate computers, still don't have a smart phone, so forgive me in advance if I'm not a constant presence on social sites like this. I do check in from time to time, but I can usually be found outside getting dirty and enjoying life
Lisa from Tennessee (So sorry if I've double posted the 3 photos. I'm heading up the learning curve for posting on this site!)
I’ve always had a free-range flock of bantam Cochins, but it’s the emus that have always resonated with me. I became familiar with, and started working with emus in the 80’s. Stationed in Texas (Air Force), I had access to lots of huge emu ranches. My specialty was microchipping – and with the price of emus back then, every bird was chipped. I helped out at multiple farms, trading work for knowledge.
Fast forward to 2006: retired from the military and living in Tennessee, I obtained my first emus (darkies). This is "HeMu" hatching eggs with "SheMu" standing guard:
In 2014, my late husband drove to Texas, and brought back 5 unrelated whites and blondes. I was told they were the first “lights” east of the Mississippi. WooHoo!
In 2018, two weeks after my husband passed away, I paralyzed my right arm in a freak accident. It was literally dislocated for 3 months. Just about all the livestock found new homes with friends. I was down to my favorite pair of emus (blonde male, white female) – thinking they were going as well, but the deal fell through. Lucky for me.
Since then, I was able to get back partial use of my arm, and brought back my original emu genetics. I’m now a bit obsessed with color possibilities of the “blonde” emu. Here are some blonde and white yearlings leading me to the barn for breakfast:
My first emu chick of the season is hatching as I type this:
I still have a difficult time typing, still hate computers, still don't have a smart phone, so forgive me in advance if I'm not a constant presence on social sites like this. I do check in from time to time, but I can usually be found outside getting dirty and enjoying life
Lisa from Tennessee (So sorry if I've double posted the 3 photos. I'm heading up the learning curve for posting on this site!)
