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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Loobylou on July 28, 2015, 08:58:11 am

Title: Rhea birds
Post by: Loobylou on July 28, 2015, 08:58:11 am

One of my friends down south has just started raising rheas for meat. Anyone else got rheas?

Title: Re: Rhea birds
Post by: Castlehill Farm on July 28, 2015, 09:08:53 am

A few years ago we got 2 eggs and incubated them but had no birds hatch!
1 of the eggs did not develope and the other never made it to the hatch........

What a family feast!
How good is the taste of the meat?

Title: Re: Rhea birds
Post by: Clansman on July 28, 2015, 09:09:54 am

I have a friend with some but he doesn't eat them, they're just pets/fox chasers

Title: Re: Rhea birds
Post by: Loobylou on July 28, 2015, 09:20:00 am

I asked what it tasted like but he said he hasn't managed to catch one yet!

Title: Re: Rhea birds
Post by: Marches Farmer on July 29, 2015, 11:17:38 am

I beleive they need space to run, at least along a fence line. 

Title: Re: Rhea birds
Post by: Clansman on July 29, 2015, 03:42:27 pm

and a 5 foot fence!

Title: Re: Rhea birds
Post by: Loobylou on August 02, 2015, 08:33:45 am

Yes and I do believe that they like to steal earrings, or anything a bit shiny.  :sunshine:

Title: Re: Rhea birds
Post by: devonlady on August 02, 2015, 04:20:10 pm

I was offered two males FOC a while back but was worried about the safety of my small dogs.