Lois Hellemond at Mt. Sicker Family Farm

While the southern USA is wrapping up their emu hatching we are welcoming our first members of our 2021 mob. We are testing out new hatcher boxes and liking them so far. They are long and narrow not square. It's looking like the width will encourage the chick to keep its legs underneath its body and hopefully in those first hours of feather drying discourage splay.

Evolution Dilemma: where did we go wrong ladies? !!

Bring it on.....Raw Dog Food 2

Emu anatomy factoid

Bring it on.....Raw Dog Food. The dark meat in the middle is Buddies Emu & Organ

A UK emu handlers facebook page has just started up. Worth a peak in my estimation. "Emu Keepers and Breeders Community Worldwide". Also the host's website has good information on husbandry https://www.emu.services/

Welcome to Mt. Sicker Family Farm facebook page. More detailed information about emu farming emu can be found at http://emuchemainusbc.blogspot.ca/ To read about the emus we raise check out our website at https://www.bcemufarm.ca "The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings." -Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution

Here is an explanation of the beginnings of emu farming. Wiluna Emu farm began in 1976-77 run by Applied Ecology Pty Ltd where Kip Venn was employed to help with research and farm management. In 1980, in conjunction with CSIRO Kip and his wife Charmian began further research into emus at their property in Toodyay Western Australia, 90 kilometres from Perth. In 1987 Kip and Charmian's Free Range Emu Enterprise was one of four to be granted the first commercial licence to farm emus in Australia.

Shared from fb Avian Conservation & Education Network....notice the emu bottom left

1 in 4 migrating birds lost since 1970 per Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Raising emu for the last 10 years has opened up a whole new birding world for us at the farm. We try to look upward as much as possible as there are always interesting things happening in the sky if you pay attention. It's migration time in North America and this map shows what is happening in real time. Worth a peak https://birdcast.info/migration-tools/live-migration-maps/

Now this will be great for getting the word out (yellow jacketed insurance mascot notwithstanding)

Look for the film Emu Runner coming to a theatre near you https://www.emurunnerfilm.com/

Good information if you are considering emu for livestock or as pets.

"This study is a great first step in providing a small-cost and effective solution to tackle bird collisions with wind turbines."

This Dad doesn't need a map!!

Cowichan Valley local products and effective treatments featuring emu oil's anti inflammatory and anti bacterial qualities.

Some inspiration from this "glass half full" road trip artist from Washington State.

Emu Oil product savings here.....

The Hydrofarm in Maryland USA emu egg webcam hatch https://youtu.be/OV7CYy04T5c

Robbie Burns Night Jan 25 2020

"Dreaming about one day being able to fly like all of the other birds"

"Emu: a culinary comeback" Emu farmer Penfield Farms showcase can be read on pages 100-115

Thank you Emu Island in Florida for this tutorial for a sterile method to drain an emu egg for eating and maintain the shell for craft

Be safe Australian Emu Farmers: NSW - Emu Logic, Marayong Park Emu, Marrocka Emu, Queensland:- Tjuringa Emu, Try It Emu, SA - Riverland Emu, Victoria - Longview Emu, Pimpinio Emu, Western AU - Free Range Emu

Happy New Year from our farm to yours (big or small)

'Rudolph The Red Nosed Emu' artist Patricia Hopwood-wade, Tasmania

"Unpacking some viral emu videos" from Australia's ABC Science News