Emu Farming & Management

Listing ID #1464481

Our company has gained prominence as the Emu Farming & Management services provider from Gujarat. A highly promising and quickly growing business prospect, we are offering the chance to manage Emus that are easy to breed and take care of. We are backed by a team of stringent professionals who have in-depth knowledge for safe management practices of emu. Customers can avail our Emu Farming & Management services at reasonable charges and be assured of timely completion of project.
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Let us discuss about emu, breed of bird which attains up to 65 kgs. Wt. & 6 ft. Height on maturity. Emu belongs to ratite family of birds and is the second bigger bird species after ostrich. The bird have small wings and is incapable of flying. Australia is the place of origin for these birds and national bird from Australia & having postal stamp of emu in Australia. In 1996, emu farming started in Andhra Pradesh, India. Presently there are more than 5000 emu farms and successful emu farming have developed in Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu.
Emu is a social bird and strongest bird in the world with dark wheatish complexion. The birds live in group and can thrive under varying climatic condition ranging 0°c to 55°c. These birds are omnivorous and eat leaves, vegetable, fruits, insects, worms. They can be modified poultry feed.
It is clarified by the chief conservator of forest, GOM, Pune that emu is an exotic bird and has not been included in any of the schedules of wildlife (protection) act. 1972. The provisions of wild life protection act. 1972 and rules made there under are not applicable for these birds. As such no permission from forest department is necessary for rearing, farming and selling of these birds.
Recognizing the economic importance, Australian government in 1975, started domesticating these birds living in jungles by establishing big farms. This activity spread to America, France and other European countries. It was reported that there are about 40,000 emu farms in America and emu association was established in 1993. The activity has also spread to China, Japan, Malaysia and Korea.
The birds reach their full size by the end of 1st year. They grow up to 5'.6" to 6'.0" feet with a weight of 40 to 50 kgs. Laying period starts after 18 months and eggs are laid during October to March. Eggs are dark bluish green in colour with a weight of 400 to 800 gms. A bird can lay 10 to 40 eggs in a season and it depends on breeder’s layers, premium quality of birds, medical treatment offered to the bird’s feed and breeder management plays and important role in upgrading egg production. Royal emu farm & hatcheries always provide their farmers and entrepreneur, third and fourth layer premium quality birds with delivered at farm and give direction step by step for veterinary, farming management, successful emu farming and also purchase emu eggs and emu chicks. Incubation period is 52 days and newly hatched bird will be of 6"-7" in height. The life span of the bird is 30-35 years. The productive economic life of the bird is 25 years.