Meet our NEW Resident's

Edna and Ernie our Rhea's

About them

The rheas are a South American cousin of the ostrich and they're about the same size as an emu, that is, about 6 feet tall and weighing around 150 pounds. They defend themselves in a different way from the emu, though. A rhea has a spur at its heel that looks like a smaller version of the horn on a cow. The rhea can kick with a force of 800 pounds per square inch, and an adult rhea has little to fear from any predator except man.. Rheas can be fiercer, less playful, and can cause you real harm if you annoy them enough. The rhea's egg is a lovely creamy white. Like the emu egg, it's easier to carve than an ostrich egg and it holds up better than a goose egg.

Update.

Our rheas now roam the ponies paddocks with the ponies, they seem to get on very well.

Now meet them