"I am . . 4 days old ! Who am . . I ?"
"These are my brothers and sisters . .
There can be as many as 20 of us . . born in one batch . .
We can be Black 'Albino' or White 'Albino' . .
And our sex is not yet known . .
We won't be 'MATURE' until . . Age 3
But at Age 2 . . all 'She' - Males will lay their 1st small ( IN - fertile ) egg . .
. . and they'll 'eat' it . . "for future Calcium needs"
"My FEET have only . . 1 small Toe for Balance . . 1 large Toe for Kick Protection
IF . . I am Male . . I may grow up to have colorful Ankles . . like my Father"
"When I get big . . each one of my EYES will weigh about . . 2+ ounces
That means more than 4 ounces taking up space in my head . .
My BRAIN . . will only weigh a little over 1 ounce."
"No Cavities . . No Dentist . . NO TEETH . . EVER"
"To grind the food we eat . . we need about 2 - 3 pounds of small Gravel . .
Acid . . in our Stomach . . deteriorates the Stones.
We have NO Bowel organ . . to aid in elimination"
"We don't chew . . so . . what goes IN . . goes DOWN . .
Including Coins . Plastic . Toy cars . Jewelry"
"It can take most of a month . . for my mother to fill her nest !
When she says . . 'Enough is Enough !'
. . . my Dad sits 'nite' - duty . . Mom gets 'days'
Patience please . . This is going to take . . about 6 weeks !"
"Highgate Show Farm . . ( the original ) . . tests each egg . . for 'Fertility' . .
If there's no Embryo inside . . the egg becomes a Restaurant Meal
If you want yours 'Boiled' . . Call ahead . . or . . Bring a book . . It takes 3 Hours !"
"Let's go meet some of my Relatives . . Sterilize your Soles first . . We want to stay Healthy"
"Meet my Uncle 'JACK ' . . the Ripper" !
"And my Aunt 'Susie' . . the Stripper"
"They're having a Family . . ( my kind are afraid of big tall sticks . . especially thorny ones )
While they're not looking . . guess what you can do . .
STAND ON . . their eggs !"
"We're not 'Feather Weights'
. . even before Hatching . .
we're 2 to 4+ pounds on the Scale !"
"Once we're ready to enter the World . .
our Pecking process can take up to . . 24 Hours"
"We're famous for our . . FEATHERS . . .
Dads . . get to be shiny Black beauties . . with a super soft feel . .
Moms . . need Camouflage . . their coloring is Browny - Grey"
" . . TEXTURE . SOFTNESS . COLOR . .
depend on whether it comes from the Back . Wing . Tail . Breast . Neck . Underbelly
And . . whether it comes from . . Mom . or . Dad"
"Our Feathers make good 'Dusters' . . because they are non - oily and can be
washed in . . water"
"Our huge Egg Shells can be Painted and Displayed many ways . ."
"We Eat constantly . . but can go without Water . . for 2 Weeks !"
"You can ride on my Back . . if you Sit far behind. My RIBS are Fragile ! "
"Wanna RACE ? We'll show you how it's done! Only GUY - birds do this, you know"
Red is .. "FERRARI" Green is .. "BMW" Yellow is .. "RENAULT"
"Come on . . Follow Us . . Hurry to the START line ! . . This is FUN !"
Ferrari is SLOW today ! "Who won?" "Surprise upset by . . Oh No . . RENAULT !"
"Thank You . . for visiting me at . . Highgate OSTRICH Show Farm"
And for Supper what did Rusty and Wrinkles have . . ?
Truly delicious 100% fat - free OSTRICH Fillet . . with . . Peppercorn Seasoning !
It's been great fun . . Rusty and Wrinkles will return ASAP . .
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Very interesting. This post reminds me of a field trip I went on with Amy's class long ago to the ostrich farm near Victoria. We also got to stand on the eggs and I was so amazed at their strength. We didn't get to taste ostrich on that trip.
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