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of Ozzie the white Rhea. When these Rheas fluff out their feathers they really look beautiful.. but again the male rheas are nasty birds. However, the Rheas do not generally fight amongst each other.. but, if they are confined in too small area, they can kill another bird.. A friend of mine had a few rheas and a couple emus in a small pen together.. The male rhea killed one of the emus and injured the other very badly.. I never had that problem, our birds were in a very large pen together, they all seemed to get along fine.. I had 12 mixed birds at one time with no problem.. They were all penned in about 1/4 acre. |
This is Ozzie and Harriet the white Rhea's. They have beautiful blue eyes. Ozzie is the one on the left. The males get bigger than the females do. Sorry to say, Ozzie had to be butchered because of his nasty temperament. I tried everything to get him friendly, but I could not find a way.. It is hard to believe that one bite from his beak could cause a lot injury. When these rheas are babies, they are fine. but as they mature, they completely turn mean.. If anyone is considering getting any birds of this natures. I would recommend the Emus. They are much calmer birds. Prices are down on these birds, . anywhere from $10.00-$50.00 some animal auctions sometimes will have them. |
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