Emu Feeding Requirements

The feed passes through the digestive tract in approximately 6 8 hours.

Emu feeding requirements. Never feed any feedstuffs that are moldy musty or suspect in any way. For best results ratites should be allowed enough space to exercise freely and housed in a draft free environment. Emus and rheas in nature eat fruits and seeds. Emu s have fairly efficient gut function.

An important factor when choosing chick feed is to find one designed to. If you have a high gpa you may be admitted even if your test score is. Emu admits students on a sliding scale based primarily on a combination of high school grade point average and act composite or sat on 1600 scale score. Grubs insects seeds vegetation crustaceans.

Ciently utilize dietary protein fats minerals and vitamins. When raising emus you must have at least two. 24 months and up during the off season we feed the breeders the same 16 emu maintenance feed we give the yearlings mentioned above. First year eastern michigan university requirements for applicants seeking to enroll at emu directly from high school.

Same natural food sources such as. Emu that are pulled from the grow out pens and slated for use in a breeding program should be moved to a 16 or 18 emu maintenance feed and fed free choice. Feeding of granite grit at various grinds depending on size of bird will aid digestion. The emu s digestive system is mostly small intestine similar to a monogastric animal.

Feeding free choice alfalfa pellets is not required or recommended. Emu farmer s handbook volume 2. The last three are very friendly and inquisitive. Optimal weight gain and efficient growth cannot be.

One way to get them used to you is to constantly have them eat out of your hands. When it comes time to feed the growing chicks you may want to utilize the expertise of feed companies or established producers to find the correct ratite feed. Two weeks prior to breeding season transition birds to mazuri ratite breeder diet. We advise the commercial emu ratite pellets as 80 of their diet.

A complete ratite food is better than a homemade diet. Commercial farming methods for emus. Ostriches and emus also seem to have the. The feeding and other requirements for these birds are not very well known.

Attained without a nutritionally balanced ration. Digestive enzymes and absorptive capacities needed to effi. From 6 8 months of age 70 90 lbs body weight until 2 weeks prior to the start of breeding season.