ratites

Ratites

Flightless birds, flat breastbone resembling a raft

7-9ft

Ostrich height

200-350lb

Ostrich weight

30-50mph

Ostrich speed

35mph

How fast is a one month old ostrich chick

2-4yr

Ostrich maturity

1-5

How many eggs will a female ostrich lay in a communal nest

60

How many eggs total can there be in a communal ostrich nest

40-46d

Ostrich egg incubation period

6m

By what age are chicks almost at adult height

30-40yr wild, 70yr zoo

Ostrich lifespan

Omnivore

What diet do ostriches have

Emu

Second largest bird, Australia

5-6ft

Emu height

125-150lb

Emu weight

30mph

Emu speed

1.5-3yr

Emu age of maturity

5-15

How many eggs in an emu clutch

Up to 3

How many emu clutches per season

50d

Emu incubation period

10-20yr wild, 35yr zoo

Emu lifespan

Rhea

South American, 3 toes

5.5ft

Rhea height

44-55lb

Rhea weight

1

How many eggs do female rheas lay every other day or every 3-4 days for 7-10 days in a ground, communal nest of males design

7-10 days

Period of Rhea laying 1 egg every day or every 3/4fahs

42d

How long do males incubate Rhea eggs

4-6ft

Cassowary height

30mph

Cassowary speed

Cassowary

Lives in Australia and Malay archipelago

2.5-3yr

Cassowary maturity

Green

Cassowary egg color

3-5

Cassowary number of eggs laid per clutch

49-56d

Cassowary incubation period

9m

How long do males rear cassowary chicks

12-20 wild, 40 zoo

Cassowary lifespan

1-2ft

Kiwi height

2-11lb

Kiwi weight

1/3

What percent of bw are kiwi legs

Omnivorous

Kiwi diet

Females 2-3yr, males 14-18m

Kiwi maturity

1

How many kiwi eggs per clutch

1

How many kiwi clutches per year

75-85d

Kiwi incubation period

30yr wild, 50yr zoo

Kiwi lifespan

Red meat

What type of meat is ratite meat

5ft

How high should fences for ratites be

1/4-3 acres per pair

How much space needed per ratite

2.5yr

Ostrich male maturity

2yr

Ostrich female maturity

March-sept

Ostrich mating season

3-5lb

Ostrich egg weight

5-10d

How soon do ostriches lay eggs 15-20 eggs after breeding

1.5-3yr, monogamous, larger female

Emu maturity

Every 3-4d

How often will an emu lay an egg

30

How many eggs in an emu clutch

1.5lb

Emu egg weight

55-65, 75%

Temp and humidity to store ratite eggs

3x/day

How often to turn ratite egg

1-2d

When to move ratite egg to Hatcher before hatching

70%

Ostrich egg hatch rate

50-80%

Emu egg hatch rate

1-2m

When to determine sex