Breeding ostriches as a business

Birds, with proper care and good nutrition, are unpretentious to temperature conditions, are not susceptible to diseases, gain weight very quickly, live up to 70 years, produce offspring for 2-3 decades. In fact, ostrich farming can be considered waste-free production. In the market there is a high demand for meat, eggs, ostrich skin, feathers and even claws, eyelashes. Not less high demand and chicks, as well as adults for further breeding.

To organize your own farm for breeding ostriches, you need a lot of start-up capital. The main part of the costs will be spent on building pens with a height of at least 1 m 80 cm, utility rooms for wintering birds, installing incubators and storing feed. Continue reading →