My ostriches...yeah...I know this is cattletoday...sorry

[Anonymous]

^^^nice look on his face...looks real uhhh friendly :roll: ...

^^^good camoflauge huh?...might have to start making some ostrich feather camo clothes :cboy: ...

^^^there goes a gang of trouble right there

^^^little fellar is getting a tan ...nope...docs just checking to see their growth

Sorry to bother yall with ostriches...haven't got any pics of my cattle yet...hope to take and post some soon ...well here's a few of my feathery friends...hope yall likes em...even though this aint a ostrichtoday website

Have a good day

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[Angus Cattle Shower]

I like the ostriches, keep the pics coming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Gale Seddon]

That's one humdinger of an incubator!!! Do you have to turn the eggs or does it do that automatically? I see writing on the eggs...do you keep track of dates and parentage? Do they ever hatch them out themselves? Can the shells be used for carving, like emu eggs? Sorry for so many questions, just very curious! I don't think I'd want one, but I'm sure they're fascinating creatures...very interesting, appreciate seeing the photos and hearing about your ostriches!

 

[shutskytj]

How many do you have altogether. What do you make your money on more the meat or the eggs? I had ostrich burger once wasn't bad

 

[Anonymous]

That's one humdinger of an incubator!!! Do you have to turn the eggs or does it do that automatically? I see writing on the eggs...do you keep track of dates and parentage? Do they ever hatch them out themselves? Can the shells be used for carving, like emu eggs? Sorry for so many questions, just very curious! I don't think I'd want one, but I'm sure they're fascinating creatures...very interesting, appreciate seeing the photos and hearing about your ostriches!

Yes sir...the incubator will turn the eggs automatically but a lot of times we like to turn them ourselves just to be extra careful...the writing on the eggs are important...I believe one in the picture says A-14..."A" is the pasture it came from...we do not keep all the ostriches in the same closed in space because they do get mad at each other and they do hold a grudge...we can then put the little booger back in the right pasture after it hatches...the 14 shows that this egg was the 14th egg to be taken from pasture A this year so far...there is really no need to keep track of the date because it only takes around 40 or so days until they bust out of that shell ...we can usually just keep all of the dates in our heads...and Yes they sometimes will hatch their own eggs...we only take the eggs if we feel the mother is doing a insufficient job at taking care of the eggs...and we will take them from new mothers just to make sure she is having good healthy offspring...we never use our shells for carving or anything like that but I believe some people do...I know that some people ask for ostrich eggs so they can paint on them and sell them as crafts

Dont be sorry about so many questions...it's my pleasure to answer them...Thanks for the questions and the comments

Have a good day

 

[Anonymous]

How many do you have altogether. What do you make your money on more the meat or the eggs? I had ostrich burger once wasn't bad

I make most of the money on the ostriches from selling them to other farmers who are interesting in started their own ostrich farm...but between the eggs and meat...we make more money from the meat...ostriches dont sell as good as my cattle but some people really enjoy ostrich meat...ostrich meat is very healthy...just about the only healthy red meat there is ...it's very low in cholesterol, low in calories, and also very low in fat...it's a good healthy type of meat with tons of protein...and right now I have around 60 ostriches...and plenty more coming...hopefully I can sell a bunch of them after this summer :cboy:

Have a good day

 

[CowCop]

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Love the photos~!
That is one humdinger of an incubator.

Thank you for all the information.

Just wanted to add that ostritch meat has the HIGHEST amount of iron in it.

For people with blood diseases and anemia, you better put it on your menu list frequently.

It really helps.

 

[Anonymous]

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Love the photos~!
That is one humdinger of an incubator.

Thank you for all the information.

Just wanted to add that ostritch meat has the HIGHEST amount of iron in it.

For people with blood diseases and anemia, you better put it on your menu list frequently.

It really helps.

Yes...CowCop is right...and not only is ostrich meat very healthy but it tastes good too ...maybe I can strike it rich selling my ostrich meat to health freaks that wont eat regular red meat :cboy: ...yeah... :roll: ostrich business just aint like it used to be back when people wore ostrich feather hats and ostrich feather coats...wish I would have lived 100 years ago

Have a good day CowCop

 

[andybob]

Are your ostriches origionally from the improved Oudshoorn bloodlines? We used to make a lot of spicy dry sausages, 'biltong'(jerky) and ostrich wors ,a nice Barbecue sausage! as the meat was always cheap (I never shot any of my wild ones.)

 

[Anonymous]

Are your ostriches origionally from the improved Oudshoorn bloodlines? We used to make a lot of spicy dry sausages, 'biltong'(jerky) and ostrich wors ,a nice Barbecue sausage! as the meat was always cheap (I never shot any of my wild ones.)

Yes sir...they are African blacks from the original Oudtshoorn bloodline...you should shoot one of them ostriches around where you live and make yourself a few new pairs of boots :cboy: best boots money can buy...once you get a pair of ostrich boots that's the only kind you'll ever buy after that...toughest commercial leather in the world ...the bottoms will wear off the boots before the leather gets worn or torn

Have a good day Andybob

 

[andybob]

Heritage farmboy, sorry I forgot you are new to the forum, I had to leave Zimbabwe and my farm, and am now making a new start in North Carolina.

 

[Anonymous]

Heritage farmboy, sorry I forgot you are new to the forum, I had to leave Zimbabwe and my farm, and am now making a new start in North Carolina.

Sorry, but im not too sure where Zimbabwe is...

Maybe you can explain where it is if your not too busy

Thanks...Have a good day

 

[andybob]

Zimbabwe formally Rhodesia, is a tropical country to the north of South Africa, seperated by the Limpopo river. Agriculture was the major mainstay of the economy untill the socialist government siezed commercial and family farms in 2002, often violently,and handed them over to inexperienced party supporters. With altitude between 500 and 1250 meters above sea level, it is a country of great diversity well known for big game and the Victoria falls on the Zambesi river(great fishing!)
Hope this helps, plenty of information on the internet, unless anyone wants a 'Questions on Zimbabwe' thread!
All the best, Andy

 

[AngusLimoX]

There is NO meat healthier or tastier than properly raised beef.

Lets just get that cleared up right away!!!

 

[Anonymous]

There is NO meat healthier or tastier than properly raised beef.

Lets just get that cleared up right away!!!

It may be somewhat tastier but ostrich meat is a lot healthier ...im not at all a health freak so I do like beef better...grease fat and butter are my friends ...beef, ostrich, pork, lamb...kill it and grill it...then eat it :cboy:

 

[Anonymous]

Zimbabwe formally Rhodesia, is a tropical country to the north of South Africa, seperated by the Limpopo river. Agriculture was the major mainstay of the economy untill the socialist government siezed commercial and family farms in 2002, often violently,and handed them over to inexperienced party supporters. With altitude between 500 and 1250 meters above sea level, it is a country of great diversity well known for big game and the Victoria falls on the Zambesi river(great fishing!)
Hope this helps, plenty of information on the internet, unless anyone wants a 'Questions on Zimbabwe' thread!
All the best, Andy

Sorry I didn't know where it was...but thats pretty interesting...I bet it was a pretty big change moving from Africa to North Carolina...what have been your biggest changes you've had to adapt to in your farming since the move?...and I know when I think of africa I think of lions and elephants and stuff...was there any big cats and elephants near your farm? or am I just being small minded and associating what i've seen on TV about Africa with the whole continent...what breed/breeds of livestock did you run in Africa and what breed/breeds do you run now?

Sorry about all the questions but im a curious person

Thanks Andy

Have a good day

 

[CopeMan]

I sent you a private message Heritage.

 

[andybob]

We have large herds of elephant, Cape Buffalo and Rhino and big cats in the game reserves around the countrie's boarders,so we regularly camped out in the parks,and went fishing in the rivers (Keep an eye on Hippos and crocks).
But the cities were all modern, but have been run down in recent years.
We had a large selection of antelope and Zebra on the Lowveld farms, I had leopards and African Lynx, my in-laws cheetah, and two of my friends,lion.
Some neighbours ran safari operations instead of cattle.
Lowveld livestock; Boergoats,Africana,Tuli Nkoni and Brahman cattle. Crops; sugar and citrus, with managed hardwood forests for timber.
Middleveld;Composite cattle,and on improved grassland, British and Continental cattle, Dairy, pigs and Dorper or Wiltiper sheep.
Crops; Irrigated Maize(corn), cotton, tobacco,sorgum, soya and winter wheat.
Highveld and mountains;British and continental cattle,wool sheep, most of the pig herd and the local Mashona cattle.
Crops; Tea and coffee plantations,pine timber,corn, soya and wheat.
Many farms produced cut flowers and vegetables for the European markets (out of season premiums)
I enjoy being in N.C. the people are friendly just as in Zim,farming conditions are easier here than where I farmed.
I manage a farm for a large company; 2400 sow pig multiplyer unit and a herd each of Angus and Hereford producing baldy calves.
My personal project is to start my Tuli herd and some improved boergoats this year. (I also need a good Rhodesian Ridgeback dog to complete the group!)
If there are more questions, we might need to open another thread, feel free to ask!

 

[CopeMan]

How many head of cattle do you all run Andybob?

 

[Anonymous]

We have large herds of elephant, Cape Buffalo and Rhino and big cats in the game reserves around the countrie's boarders,so we regularly camped out in the parks,and went fishing in the rivers (Keep an eye on Hippos and crocks).
But the cities were all modern, but have been run down in recent years.
We had a large selection of antelope and Zebra on the Lowveld farms, I had leopards and African Lynx, my in-laws cheetah, and two of my friends,lion.
Some neighbours ran safari operations instead of cattle.
Lowveld livestock; Boergoats,Africana,Tuli Nkoni and Brahman cattle. Crops; sugar and citrus, with managed hardwood forests for timber.
Middleveld;Composite cattle,and on improved grassland, British and Continental cattle, Dairy, pigs and Dorper or Wiltiper sheep.
Crops; Irrigated Maize(corn), cotton, tobacco,sorgum, soya and winter wheat.
Highveld and mountains;British and continental cattle,wool sheep, most of the pig herd and the local Mashona cattle.
Crops; Tea and coffee plantations,pine timber,corn, soya and wheat.
Many farms produced cut flowers and vegetables for the European markets (out of season premiums)
I enjoy being in N.C. the people are friendly just as in Zim,farming conditions are easier here than where I farmed.
I manage a farm for a large company; 2400 sow pig multiplyer unit and a herd each of Angus and Hereford producing baldy calves.
My personal project is to start my Tuli herd and some improved boergoats this year. (I also need a good Rhodesian Ridgeback dog to complete the group!)
If there are more questions, we might need to open another thread, feel free to ask!

That's very interesting...its kinda hard for me to imagine living out there...im used to looking out and seeing deer in my cornfield...but if I had to look out and see an elephant...that'd be scary ...maybe I should trade my ostriches for an elephant ;-) ...dont know if this 6 foot wire fence would keep in a big bull elephant...haha...I think that'd be pretty fascinating living where you came from...the most exciting things I get to see are ostriches...never been to a zoo to see any elephants or big cats and stuff like that...dont think there's any around here...the most exciting thing that happens around here is Civil War reenactments...well I am learning a lot from you and its fun to learn about where you came from and what its like there compared to NC...when did you move to North Carolina?

Thanks for all the information :cboy:

Have a good day Andy