Emu pagesepsitename%% https://chilcotts.farm/tag/emu/ No longer a working farm. Our home in North Devon Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:35:06 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://chilcotts.farm/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cropped-Chilcotts-farm-site-icon-32x32.png Emu pagesepsitename%% https://chilcotts.farm/tag/emu/ 32 32 It’s Cold Outside! https://chilcotts.farm/its-cold-outside/ Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:34:22 +0000 https://chilcotts.farm/?p=6794 We have had the first real freezing night of the year. Down to -2 degrees centigrade to -5, Izzy the emu was nestled down in the field (her choice as she never wants to come into the stable or shelter). In the morning she still has frost on her back and frozen feathers! It’s quite […]

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]]> A Grape Snack for an Emu https://chilcotts.farm/a-grape-snack-for-an-emu/ Wed, 18 Sep 2024 19:55:28 +0000 https://chilcotts.farm/?p=6783 The Emus are loving grapes! Every afternoon I pop out and give them a little snack of freshly picked grapes. Fortunately, during September and October we have more grapes than we can eat, make wine or brandy from, Our excess would regularly go to the chickens, but now the emus too. My only concern is […]

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]]> Emus at The Gate https://chilcotts.farm/emus-at-the-gate/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 20:24:51 +0000 https://chilcotts.farm/?p=6775 For the past month Ozzy and Izzy the emus have had full access to the field. Beautifully tame and inquisitive, they spend a lot of time at the gate being met by passers by. The geese used to be the star attraction for passers by. The emus seem to now be taking font stage as […]

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]]> Next steps https://chilcotts.farm/next-steps/ Thu, 27 Jun 2024 19:18:43 +0000 https://chilcotts.farm/?p=6768 Ozzy and Izzy have now moved from the back garden to their nursery paddock. This weekend we herded the emus out of the garden across the road and into their new home. While they are young, I have sectioned off part of the field. They have access to the stable, where they go to bed […]

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]]> Emu Friends https://chilcotts.farm/emu-friends/ Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:08:13 +0000 https://chilcotts.farm/?p=6738 Our first little emu hatched at 50 days incubation. This little one hatched on day 55. So its name? The first was Ozzy, this is Izzy. Normally to sex the little chicks you send off for DNA testing. This often involves using the membrane in the shell. However, the company I was going to use […]

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]]> Emu Hatch Day – First Chick! https://chilcotts.farm/emu-hatch-day-first-chick/ Wed, 10 Apr 2024 19:09:57 +0000 https://chilcotts.farm/?p=6731 Late afternoon today, our first little emu chick popped out. It is very alert and trying to stand. Tomorrow I will move it into a pen under a heat lamp. Hopefully over the next few days it will be joined by other sibblings.

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]]> Emu Egg Hatching! https://chilcotts.farm/emu-egg-hatching/ Thu, 22 Feb 2024 19:36:17 +0000 https://chilcotts.farm/?p=6696 Difference in size between an emu egg and a chicken egg is amazing. More striking is the emerald green of the emu egg.

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]]> Goose Eggs For Sale (Season 2022) https://chilcotts.farm/goose-eggs-for-sale-season-2022/ https://chilcotts.farm/goose-eggs-for-sale-season-2022/#respond Fri, 08 Apr 2022 08:46:52 +0000 https://chilcotts.farm/?p=6614 We have this seasons goose eggs for sale.  About 3 times the size of chickens eggs, they are a meal in themselves. You can buy online click and collect, or from the door. Unfortunately, we do not ship. To find out more and check availability see our website : https://chilcotts.farm/produce/local-fresh-goose-eggs/ Thank you for following!

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]]> https://chilcotts.farm/goose-eggs-for-sale-season-2022/feed/ 0 First Goose Egg of the Season 2022 https://chilcotts.farm/first-goose-egg-of-the-season-2022/ https://chilcotts.farm/first-goose-egg-of-the-season-2022/#respond Sat, 12 Mar 2022 21:23:50 +0000 https://chilcotts.farm/?p=6610 Here we are early March, a bit later than normal for the first goose egg of the year. However, for us, this is a GREAT egg. Our little goose who laid this was attacked by a fox a month ago. This perfectly formed egg is the start of the goose laying season for us and […]

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]]> https://chilcotts.farm/first-goose-egg-of-the-season-2022/feed/ 0 Emu Egg Anyone? https://chilcotts.farm/emu-egg-anyone/ https://chilcotts.farm/emu-egg-anyone/#respond Tue, 22 Feb 2022 19:12:19 +0000 https://chilcotts.farm/?p=6598 Ooooh this is eggciting. We are going to hatch out a couple of Emu Eggs. The colour is quite amazing, and the size incredible. Both looking like huge emeralds. Weighing around 700 grams each, I should imagine quite a meal. They are now in the incubator, and will be manually turned 3 times a day. […]

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