young emu poop

[amsirriana]

I have the 2 emus that are supposed to be an established 4 yr old couple, after a month I told the gentleman where I got them that I thought he may have given me 2 males because there where no more eggs yet, he had 2 with him when he brought them. He said to give them time to get real used to their new surroundings and they would start again. He brought them in the beginning of November. I still haven seen anymore eggs, but I have been able to confirm the male. I watched several videos on U Tube and watched a guy training another person to do artificial insemination. So the next time one of mine sat down at my feet and started begging me to mate with him, I started to rub his neck, then his belly, wow, no time at all and he showed be his jewels. The other one used to act like it wanted to mate with me but has not for awhile, and does not ever drop to the ground like the male does. But she also won't stand still or drop down for him when he drops behind her.

 

[juliefpc]

I have several emu chicks here ranging in age from 2 weeks to 6 weeks and all of their poop has been just liquid. I would not worry. All mine are healthy, the oldest four moved into their barn home and eating well. Keeping the youngest two in the horse trough/brooder (8 feet long) for another week before putting them in with their older pals. Their poop too is liquid. They are all on 24 percent non medicated chick starter with the older ones eating ground up 24% protein dog kibble ground up. The two oldest ones love the ground up "bites" left over from the dog kibble as they are old enough to digest it. Their poop has become 50/50 since I started them on this last week. It went to liquid for one day after I removed them and ran them over to the barn (their new home) as it was stressful. Now as I sit with them for hours in their new home, it has become much more settled. I whistle their whistle each time I sit with them and they have finally started to come to me and peck at my feet and fingers to investigate. The cold snap here in FL last week was most unwelcome, I almost put a for sale sign up. But I am finding these birds are very hardy and can adjust to a variety of adverse conditions. I will post pics shortly.

 

[briefvisit]

'they have finally started to come to me and peck at my feet and fingers to investigate.' I call it 'beaking': they aren't pecking as such. They are . . . beaking. Over the years, I've seen the wild birds beak all manner of things