Welcome back to The The Sunrise Hammock's guide to emu ownership! Today, we're sharing a brief overview of what we are currently feeding our emus here on the farm. This is an excellent starting point for your mob, but we recognize that each owner must consider several factors in developing the right diet for their mob. Chick Diet: 50% Dumor 20% Chick Starter (you can use any 20% chick starter that is UNMEDICATED. Medicated feeds interrupt the absorption of important vitamins

Welcome back to The Sunrise Hammock's! This post will be a brief overview of the difference between blonde and white emus, and how you can tell what is what when you're getting ready to purchase. You may be wondering why it matters. The truth is, white emus are less common than blonde emus and thus typically cost more. There are some individuals in the emu industry who will sell what is technically a blonde emu as a white emu, whether ignorantly or intentionally, this allows

Welcome back to our guide to emu ownership. This will be another brief blog post to explain the recommend protocols for vaccination of...

To start, we have several RECOMMENDATIONS for all of our purchasers that will make your emu-owning adventure better. These recommendations are based on our experience and the experiences of breeders and owners that we know and trust. New emu owners should have a minimum of 1 acre of space to house their new emus. When it comes to space, the more the merrier. But we have found that if you are keeping a couple of emu as pets, 1 acre of space is usually adequate. New emu owners

Welcome to the third issue of our guide to emu owning. This time around we’re going to be discussing the various options for incubators based on information collected from a variety of sources. We’ll walk through each incubator recommendation one by one, starting with what we use here at The Sunrise Hammock. Dickey's Cabinet Incubators – Around $900.00 Here at The Sunrise Hammock we have opted to use the Dickey’s Cabinet Incubators and Hatchers. We selected these incubators f

Welcome back to The Sunrise Hammock's guide to buying, raising, and breeding emus. We’re so grateful you’ve decided to join us again. So, you’ve used the tips in our previous article, Red Flags When Buying Chicks, to find the most reputable breeder you can. Whether you’ve decided to purchase eggs and incubate them or jump on a waitlist for chicks down the road, you’ve likely got a few weeks of waiting ahead of you. Now is the perfect time to start preparing your home, barn, a

With emu breeding season around the corner, we would like to officially begin The Sunrise Hammock's guide to buying, raising, and breeding emus. We have only been in the emu industry for three years now, but the amount of knowledge we have obtained in this short time has been immense. We wouldn’t have gotten here without amazing mentors to guide us through the process. Because we’re still fresh to the industry, the pains of being a new emu owner are fresh in our minds and we