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Yes they have a website, but you have to call them to visit their Ranch. www.quailrunostrichranch.com/where

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Thank you so much 😀 I will continue to do more than.

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What old fellow? I am the oldest of them all. Nobody was in danger. They have a roof so they don't have to freeze in the winter. We get snow here sometimes, and rain for two weeks? Would you rather have them shiver in the cold winter after rain? It is not all covered with roof, so they have the option to enjoy the sun too. It is funny that someone commenting who doesn't know anything about the ostrich eggs better to be shielded from rain. If they had no roof that would put the babies life in danger. Maybe you should read up on what happens to the eggs if the cold water carries bacteria inside the egg through the pores my little friend. I still have no idea what was I doing, that was the opposite of the "old fellow" you were referring to. One last thing to mention: These birds are the very last to be in danger. You have probably no idea how strong they are. They can brake a 2by4 just buy bumping into. They didn't even had to kick for that one. Their strength is comparable to a pickup truck or a raptor. I would enjoy also to have a bigger space but I would be very curious how generous would you be after spending $20 thousand on strong fence and the roof. I didn't inherit any of this. I had to build it from my savings. Let's say I am doubling the space for them, Where is the extra 20K is going to come from? Will you be generous to donate that money? The roof also has a structural purpose I might as well mention. It adds extra strength to the fence , because they have the power to kick down the fence if the beams were not attached to the top with extra braces. You can have beautiful ideas how to raise ostriches, but if you never did it yourself you are going to believe anything what some people say.

It is weird to put the fencing for the animals first but that would save you from a lot of stress.. they are very powerful and adults can brake a fence it too week. Then when their place is ready you either buy babies or get the eggs and incubate then yourself. A lot of humidity can kill the development of the embryo, so if it rains a lot in the spring, you might need to extract moisture from the air. The rest is easy.

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I just wanted to save money on the tray, it was all right for a while but I have ended buying the trays anyway later. The "wood cut out " could only hold about 6 eggs, but the tray could do about 12 eggs. First it seemed just so unreasonably expensive because those tray cost $100 each , but I have a feeling the they were made in china for about $5.... But even the incubator is crazy expensive because only one company makes it here, so they have no competition. Not long ago you could buy a used car for $1000. But even the drone that I bought 2 years ago for $700 has a way more parts and tech behind it.

Yes , you know that is so true, that I though about it. If I wanted to grow crops after they fertilized the soil, I would have to keep moving the fence which is not possible that way because the fence poles are deep in concrete, however it would be possible to build two fenced areas with a gate between them. Once the crops are done and soil need fertilizing, You just open the gate. However it is not as simple still. Ostriches sometimes refuse to walk through open gates for days. I have that experience already. I had similar setup and some walked but some refused. I thought I will just put the feed at one spot and the others come... Sure... They rather starve for days (enough for me to freak out) than all ten of them walking through at the same time.

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That is true. Unfortunately where we live right now a couple of acres cost half a million $. I know that price is very unreasonable, for desert land 110 degrees summer and freezing winter no water.... Until the wealthy developers pay that price to build their condos, the prices are over inflated. Two acres they pay half a million, they can build 12 condos, which they sell for sum of 6 million. The only thing can change this if half of the country would loose their jobs, which is exactly what Jerome Powell was fantasizing about for some time. The only thing is more expensive than Southern California is the San Fransisco and New York I believe. I you live somewhere else you probably won't believe it. I can't even make this up it is so unreal. My grandfather used to own 100 acres, but he lost it during World War 2( not is the USA, it was in Europe). That land is ten times cheaper, which would still worth ten acres here at the least. When I talk to people , most of them inherited that amount of land or at least bought it 50 years ago.

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The space is much longer, than what is visible, but land is expensive in California. About 200-300 thousand dollars per acre. Or you get something cheap in the desert but ostriches hate heat. Even here we had 106 degrees today, lucky for them I had roof at least but they hyperventilate above 90 real heavy… they also need water which wood be a problem in the middle of desert . Then you say “they are from Africa “ but I think a lot of them dies from heat and dehydration. When you pay money, you can’t afford that, but you also love the birds. They are very emotional.

You have to send bloody egg membrane or blood sample to Florida to company called iqbirds. There are others but I already have a good experience with them.

Not right now. I have better options. During Covid it was a lifesaver, so that bike made it’s money worth.

Yeah, sorry for the late reply, but I spent all summer building them bigger space. I have hatched about 18 emu chicks this year.

Yes I agree. The neighbor still decided to call the authorities on me because he thought is in unsafe, so I had to destroy it in a day. I almost have the permit but now it will cost 200k instead of 5k. Quite a mark up in price for the "safety" .

It was about $4000 at the height of lumber prices which could have been cheaper using engineered wood for roofing boards instead of real wood.

My pleasure! The next video will be a second interview with more useful stuff as I picked up 6 ostrich babies there.

8 by 8 feet wide and 400cm tall which is 13.12 feet

Usually DMV would not ask for proof of insurance. Never happened in my lifetime. However I can assure that you can’t get the proof of insurance from the DMV kiosk. That is for sure.

Yes they are very loving and caring toward each other regardless of age. They never fight over food like sometimes dogs would.

Yes that is true. I have also noticed that they never fight over food. They share everything peacefully.

Sorry for the late answer. There was one of those life events, so I had to move and have started an emu farm. I am currently finishing one emu pen, but I had to make a bigger one as well. This is currently the last, but I hope I can continue soon. I have started building a big tiny house 5 years ago and that one also needs to be finished, because I could not work on it at the storage. I have almost ran out of money, so I have to Doordash and Uber to survive, because I am not making a penny on RUclips yet. I hope I can continue the truck in about September, maybe earlier.

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Thanks, it was a wonderful experience and even the flowers on tree smelled amazing