look what was in my field

[djgeoff]

There was a chap from Coventry area selling domestic white rheas on a Poultry Forum about 2 years ago..

 

Possibly your answer..they are flightless so its obviously walked in from somewhere reasonably locally.

 

The domestic birds are quite docile so its feasible a reasonably sized dog could kill one.

thats it mate but the one i saw was hell of a lot bigger, you could be on the right lines re breeder because i ve just been informed some one local had some and left area releasing them i presume

[loriusgarrulus]

They do make 6 ft as adults. The group in the pen are babies.

[victorismyhero]

easy way to tell if its a rhea, next time you see it ask it if its name is Chris..........

 

doh .....hat......coat.......

[djgeoff]

ok top marks for all those that got white rheas. ive been in touch with local wildlife sanctuary and they wish to rescue this bird, with permission of farmer to go onto his land.

chap also informed me its a good job we did not get to close, these things have claws on rear of foot that can rip your stomach open when they kick you.the last one they rescued and took to twycross took 4 people to capture it safely

 

thanks all

the things you see in the field!

 

oh yeh and i got 65 pigeon 1 crow

Edited September 14, 2014 by djgeoff

[four-wheel-drive]

right some more info 4 you mate rang farmer to let him know, apparently farmer said yeh there were 3 two were killed by dogs one left.

this one came within 20yrds of mate in his decoy pattern , shot gun did not flinch this bird it just strolled by, it did not have yellow beak

obviously mate did not shoot at it

If three of them got killed then he must have the bodies dogs would net have eaten three gert big uns like that would they so you should be able to take some pics of there bodies or as the farmer already got them cut up and in the freezer.

[keg]

I think it's a crane too.

[loriusgarrulus]

 

 

Doesn't look a bit like a Crane.

[djgeoff]

If three of them got killed then he must have the bodies dogs would net have eaten three gert big uns like that would they so you should be able to take some pics of there bodies or as the farmer already got them cut up and in the freezer.

these poss dog attacks could have been some time ago, sanctuary poss large foxes i dont know i am only repeating what was said to me , wonder do foxes hunt as a pack would they kill such a large bird.

any way its the one still alive is the issue

[malkiserow]

Will your game dealer buy them?

[RED BEARD]

how much do them rhea's go for? the old fella has a peacock that lerks about at his place,a rhea could be a bit of company for it.

[loriusgarrulus]

Peahen would be better company.

Shame they are so noisy.

[figgy]

Mmm barbecued Rhea, nice,best get yourself some turkey chokes and cartridges. A leg you need to hold two handed would take some eating.

 

Imagine trying to cover the bird with bacon to keep it moist in the oven full pig needed to wrap it.

 

Figgy

Edited September 15, 2014 by figgy

[BaconBoy]

not much help Geoff,but I deliver locally (cov/warks are) and I saw what I thought was an emu in a field a couple of weeks ago,can't remember exactly where though

[DrBob]

There was an "emu" running around Claverdon/Lowsonford /Preston Bagot for years, we actually saw it on a couple of occasions. Am told it was a Rhea, apparently kept by a local travelling fair. Certainly we saw some pretty exotic stuff including elephants, llamas, possibly a giraffe, in pens in the fields behind Lowsonford. This would be thirty-odd years ago, the rhea was seen twenty years ago, bolting across the land by Preston Bagot church. Not sure what happened to it.

[malkiserow]

not much help Geoff,but I deliver locally (cov/warks are) and I saw what I thought was an emu in a field a couple of weeks ago,can't remember exactly where though

 

Nah, that was probably Camokid out stalking

[loriusgarrulus]

Or do you mean Stork ing.

[RED BEARD]

 

 

Peahen would be better company.

Shame they are so noisy.

 

i've never heard that one make a sound yet,it just gets up as high as it can and walks along the ridge tiles.

[loriusgarrulus]

They used to have them at Brackenhurst College at Southall where OH went. Awful noise calling at dawn. Maybe you don't want a peahen or it might start it calling.

Edited September 15, 2014 by loriusgarrulus

[RED BEARD]

its not even his,we dont know who owns it.it just wanders about at his place sometimes and then plods off again.

[loriusgarrulus]

There are a lot gone feral in various places. Folks buy them because of the beauty of the male and when they realise what a racket they can make they dump them. We often see them for sale at Chelford Poultry Market and at Melton when we lived in Leicestershire.

[MikeRobb]

I'd say emu myself. Worked with reahs on a farm for a few years looks a bit on the small / slim side to be a reah. Don't get to close regardless what it is cause one kick can do serious damage. It would be classed as a dangerous animal.

[djgeoff]

 

Nah, that was probably Camokid out stalking

yeh camo kid likes an odd bird or too

[malkiserow]

Or do you mean Stork ing.

Your such a peewit aren't you? lol

Thank you marg

[loriusgarrulus]

Couldn't resist it.

[Fisherman Mike]

I regret to say it but rheally don't think its a her on the contrary it its a him, a male..... you can tell by the pale magnolia emulsion colour. Quite tasty ! I've had Crane in butter (not stork) but it was rather bittern, as explained in my post rich. I tried to paint one once and it terned on me ...dangerous enough to make even Piccaso wary