Emus
Emus | Westy
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The main mob of emus ("mob" is the word for a group of emus) came to Ching from all over but they basically came from the same place. A company in California was trying to sell them for food. Emu was supposed to be this great new low cholesterol meat in the late 1990s. It was $30,000 for a breeding pair of emus. The market never took off and the company was getting rid of emus left and right. They will sell an emu to anyone. That's how so many people ended up with companion emus even though they weren't properly zoned to care for them. Some of our emus came directly from the company. Others have come indirectly due to their irresponsible breeding practices. Lelu and Jaimers were our first pair, Lelu passed away in 2008 but Jaimers is going strong. For a time there we had upwards of a dozen emus. Old age has gotten some and our "mob" is down to 9. Once the new emu Westy gets aquainted/used to everyone, he will join them - probably this summer.