OstrichLand

http://ostrichland.com/ {nid 27E}

{{{ 610 E. Highway 246 P.O. Box 490 Buellton, CA 93427 805-686-9696 ostrichgirl -- at -- verizon.net {nid 27F} }}}

Ostrich Facts {nid 27G}

From the OstrichLand brochure: {nid 27H}

• Adult ostriches stand 8 to 9 feet tall and weigh 250 to 350 pounds {nid 27I}
• Ostriches mature at 2 to 3 years, and breed until 40 years {nid 27J}
• An ostrich can reach speeds of 45 mph {nid 27K}
• The oldest ostrich on record is 81 years old {nid 27L}
• The ostrich is the only bird with only 2 toes {nid 27M}
• An ostrich egg weighs 3 to 4 pounds, the equivalent of 24 chicken eggs. Ostrich eggs hatch in 42 days. {nid 27N}
• A good hen lays 40 to 60 eggs a season. One layed 120 eggs! {nid 27O}
• Ostrich farming started in South Africa in 1857 {nid 27P}
• Ostriches are vegetarians and eat 3.5 pounds of food a day {nid 27Q}
• Each ostrich produces 1.5 pounds of feathers per season {nid 27R}
• Ostrich hens incubate the eggs during the day, the rooster sits on them at night. {nid 27S}
• An ostrich chick grows one foot taller each month {nid 27T}
• The ostrich is native to Africa {nid 27U}
• Ostriches do not bury their heads in the sand. {nid 27V}