My wife and I are looking to start an ostrich farm in Northern Alberta. We would like to grow to, 10,000 feeder birds with in 5-10 years.
With our contract option, we can gross profit up to 50% and would have access to mentors, that have been in the ostrich industry in Canada for over 25 years.
A few facts about ostriches:
Acidification (pH) is closer to beef than to poultry
Low level of fat and cholesterol
Favorable Omega 3 to Omega 6 ratio
Abundance of bioactive compounds (e.g. peptide anserine)
cattle vs ostrich
Feed conversion ratio 7:1 3.5 :1
CO2 (lb) per lb produced 60 15
Water (gal) per lb produced 2000 468
Breeding years 10-20 30-55
Offspring per year 1-2 20-50
Gestation (days) 280 42
We fully believe that ostriches are the farms of the future. With the shift of focus on the environment ostriches produced meat with less C02 and water being used compared to cattle. The meat is leaner and heathier than beef with a higher omega 3 levels .
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