Ostrich farm. Chelyabinsk and exotic birds

Black and African ostriches adapt best to the weather and temperature conditions of the Russian climate . They are quite productive and live up to 70 years in such conditions as an ostrich farm. Chelyabinsk, Barnaul, Kemerovo, Krasnodar, Novosibirsk and many other regions of the country can boast that their residents have tried diet eggs and meat of these exotic birds.

What do ostrich farms produce?

The first farms on which these giant non - flying birds were bred appeared in South Africa - at the beginning of the 19th century ostrich feathers were in high demand. Nowadays, meat, eggs, skin, and feathers of these birds are in demand. Even the shell is used: craftsmen paint it and make wonderful Easter souvenirs. Now it is difficult to name the corner of the earth where there is no ostrich farm. The address of the local economy is always easily accessible, Russia is not an exception, for example:

• Village Polyanye Sosnovsky district of the Chelyabinsk region;
• "Ostrich Farm" in the village of Belooostrov Vsevolzhsky district of the Leningrad region;
• "Ostriches on Sosnovaya" in the village of Vlasikha near Barnaul.

How to cook an egg from an ostrich egg?

Ostrich eggs are the commercial value of a farm. Virtually all of them are used to remove chicks, except for unfertilized chicks. The average egg weighs up to 1.5 kg and has a very strong and light shell, the color of which depends on the plumage of the female and can be from yellowish pink to dark green, close to black. The contents of such an egg can saturate ten people. From one bird for the summer season they receive more than 80 pieces.

In order to cook a giant scrambled eggs, the shell is drilled from two sides. Then, with a special pin, the inner contents are blended and poured onto a large frying pan. If you want to boil a hard-boiled egg, you have to boil it for two hours.

From the skin of the ostrich, which is valued more crocodile, make bags and shoes, furniture items and accessories. This material does not get wet, has a natural elasticity and a special texture.

How do these giant birds live and eat?

A common ostrich farm (Chelyabinsk) is a fairly large area. Each bird family, consisting of a male and several female, lives in a separate aviary where there is a place for walking. If the farm does not have an incubator, the ostrich is raising the chicks. But to sit eggs the female helps the male. He changes his friend when she goes to eat or take a walk.

Birds like to eat carrots, corn and cabbage. In summer you can do without additional food, they eat only alfalfa. Necessarily in pens put drinkers with water.

That's what they do in the village of Beloostrov. The ostrich farm not only produces meat and eggs, but also offers interesting excursions through the territory. Here live guinea fowls and Chinese silk chicken, rabbits and turkeys, sheep and horses. You can walk along the paths, relax in the arbor, chat with animals and birds, feed the ostriches and, of course, taste dishes from ostrich meat and eggs.

What taste does the meat of an African bird have?

Dishes from ostrich meat, if skillfully and correctly cooked, have a special, very delicate taste, a bit like a liver. Absolutely lean fillet with a scanty cholesterol and high protein content can perfectly absorb the aromas of spices. Ostyutologists consider ostrich meat to be more delicious and more useful than turkey meat. The markets of many countries in Asia, Europe and America are gradually replacing beef and pork with meat, which is supplied by such farms as an ostrich farm. The excursion, the gradual acquaintance with the process of growing birds and new dishes help the inhabitants of Russia get used to this delicious and healthy food. A positive feature of African giants can be called that ostriches are never sick. Once a bird is always healthy, then the products from its meat are very useful.

An ostrich farm (Chelyabinsk or another) is considered a fairly profitable business, despite the high production costs. The number of poultry farms in Russia is rapidly increasing, making meat and eggs competitive in the market. Analysts suggest that sooner or later, the replacement of traditional and traditional meat products with products that are being supplied not only by the ostrich farm (Barnaul), but also by other similar farms, will become more and more active.

Snow and African birds

Despite the fact that the motherland of ostriches is Africa, they are successfully accustomed to the cold Russian winters. Birds happily bathe in the snow and walk at minus temperatures. The houses for them should be insulated, and the ice in the enclosures for walks should be sprinkled with sand. Ostriches run fast and if you do not, they can slip and break their legs.

An ostrich farm - Chelyabinsk, the village of Polyanye - is arranged in this way. Even in winter, you can visit the farm and feed the peace-loving birds with your hands, make funny photos, treat yourself to a piece of tender fillet.

What can be interesting in the poultry farm?

Of course, in a warmer period, a tour of the farm is much more interesting. You can look at other inhabitants of the farm, feed the birds and animals, make wonderful photos. In a specially designed area for rest and lunch, you can taste one of the dishes prepared from the ostrich menu. The mood from such trips increases significantly and memories last for a whole year, especially if you buy an ostrich feather or another souvenir.