Ostrich appearance in terms of health
Since ostrich farming is a new industry in Iran and many interested parties who are looking to invest in this industry have no prior knowledge of this livestock, they are very afraid of choosing ostriches and herds when buying them and cannot actually afford them. Where to buy it or even whether the bird they bought is healthy in terms of physical condition?
In this article, we will introduce you to tips that can help you a lot when buying a live ostrich.
When buying birds (especially breeders), note that the bird should not be alone and isolated. In fact, you have to be friendly. Single birds are bound to have problems.
Second: Examine the birds from the perspective of fighting in the flock, which are themselves a sign of bird health.
Third: Vitality and mobility is another characteristic of healthy birds and lack of mobility and vitality itself is a sign of illness and ostrich problems.
Fourth: Not having the attribute of gluttony towards oneself or other birds
Fifth: Having sexual behaviors and secondary sexual characteristics such as mating, dancing, BOM, winging in chickens and even having curiosity and pecking.
But a healthy bird must also have appearance characteristics.
For this purpose, all parts of the bird must be inspected by the buyer.
1- Legs: A healthy ostrich must walk symmetrically and firmly and no deviation in the legs and even the toes should be seen.
2- Ostrich tip: It should be completely symmetrical so that when
Close the tip Both tips should fit completely on top of each other and neither tip should be shorter than the other.
3- Wings: Note that the wings are not sagging and in a position
be correct.
4- Eyes: should be completely transparent, bright, without wrinkles. Note that one of the most common eye diseases in ostriches is third eyelid drooping.
5- Cloaca: absence of cloacal dirt and absence of abnormal stools; Paying attention to feces is one of the most important criteria for bird health because the first signs of many diseases can be diagnosed through bird feces.
6- A healthy ostrich has a neck similar to a large S and should not have any depressions or protrusions on the person.
This post is written by Ravi5511