Where on the planet are you located?
Hi Ben, I have updated the info in my profile, I live in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Fred, where does one get an ostrich bone, ( besides an ostrich)
From an ostrich actually, we just let the dogs out the yard and they go catch themselves one..........
Joking! It comes from a butcher, ostriches are farmed here, both for the fashion trade and for meat. The meat makes for good eating. I include some more information below for your interest
Thanks, my wife is a Ballet teacher and they have all danced from the age of 4.
I bet those girls have caused a few sleepless nights........
Hi Rambo
That picture was taken in 1996, so they have grown up and moved out by now. Yes, they had the fair share of male admirers but were on the most part quite sensible, although their were some exceptions. The worst was one Fathers Day when we woken by a phone call in the early hours of the morning. Youngest stepdaughter and her boyfriend had a single car accident on the way home from a party, writing off his car.
He was driving too fast, almost hit a street light in the middle island, swerved and skidded over a pavement, knocked down a good stretch of a 6 foot high garden wall, bounced off, then hit a tree and spun back into the middle of the road. We had to scoop up a tearful daughter, pacify an irate wall owner, etc etc and take her home. 3 sides of the car were stoved in and how they got out alive with just bruises and a few cuts is an absolute miracle.
Yes, booze was involved and there were some very stern words spoken later.
Cheers
Fred W B
Ostrich farming started in the Klein Karoo in 1864, just off the South-Eastern coast of South Africa, by chance when farmers started to farm with ostriches instead of crops after a massive drought period in the region.
They could do this successfully in this naturally dry region, since these tough birds feed off a certain grain and do not require grazing fields. The weather and geographical conditions in the Klein Karoo area are absolutely ideal for ostrich production – making Oudtshoorn the ostrich capital of the world.
These flightless game birds grow to a height of up to 2.7m, can weigh up to 160kg and produce an average of 60 eggs per year. One ostrich egg equals 24 standard chicken eggs.
Ostrich feathers are utilised for fashion items, such as boas, fringes and marabou. Whether plain or dyed, they also make fantastic feather chandeliers and are extremely popular as feather dusters. South Africa manufactures over two billion ostrich feather dusters per year.
The ostrich’s universally recognised quill socket leather is internationally sought after for producing exotic leather handbags, leather furniture pieces and even clothing items and shoes. Ostrich leather is supple and durable, and products made from ostrich leather are remarkably popular in Europe, the USA and Japan.
The health characteristics of ostrich meat makes it a sought-after alternative to conventional red meat – especially in European countries. Ostrich meat contains almost no fat and cholesterol.
From a farming perspective, ostriches are extremely versatile. From an ostrich, the leather (32% of income), meat (62% of income), feathers (6% of income) and eggs can be used.
not sure how a dog that white stays that white in a shop!
reanna and akillies and akilies when we first got him,she is german rott and he is american rott.
