Cassowary
NOTE: CASSOWARY ARE HEARD ANIMALS, THEIR GOOD IN PAIRS OR MORE. YOU MUST BUY AT LEAST 2 CHICKS EXCEPT YOU HAVE ONE BIRD ALREADY. HAVE THE RIGHT TO DENY SALES.
Breeding pairs are from different genetics to ensure you receive the healthiest chicks and highest hatch rates.
Eggs are ship pudo locally and FedEx, or DHL international while chicks are locally pickup or arrange for delivery. (we talk about that further)
(HATCHING EGGS AVAILABLE NOW)
Chicks will be available from the first batch of incubation.
All chicks sold are sexed before placed as available. we don't sell unsexed Cassowary chicks.
We rarely ship chicks (How ever transport can be arrange if not visible for pick up.
We ship eggs locally and international (USPS ,UPS, Fedex and DHL)
Available Chicks/ - PRICE LIST
Chicks -sexed (2-3weeks) ___$800 each
Hatching egg________$200 each
Where does the name cassowary come from?
‘Cassowary’ originates from two Papuan words: ‘kasu’ (meaning horned) and ‘wari’ (meaning head). The name refers to the cassowary’s casque, a hollow structure made of keratin (similar to that making our hair and nails), found on the bird’s head.
The southern cassowary is also known as the double-watted cassowary.
How many species of cassowary are there?
There are three extant (living) species of cassowary:
Where are southern cassowaries found?
Compared to the other extant species of cassowary, the southern cassowary is found in the southernmost parts of the genus’ range: northeastern Australia and south Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. The habitat of southern cassowaries is dense tropical rainforest.
What do southern cassowaries look like?
Southern cassowaries are prehistoric-looking birds with deep blue heads and necks, two bright red wattles (flaps of skin), a casque, and dense, long, black feathers. Reaching up to six feet tall, southern cassowaries are the third-tallest birds on Earth, after ostriches and emus of which they are related, and the second heaviest after ostriches. Females can weigh up to 76kg and are larger than the males who can weigh up to 55kg.
What do cassowaries eat?
Cassowaries are predominantly frugivorous, feeding on fruits that have fallen to the forest floor, but will predate on small vertebrates where available. The seeds of digested fruits are passed in the cassowary’s faeces and so cassowaries play an important role in seed dispersal.
Are cassowaries dangerous?
A typically shy and reclusive bird, cassowaries will, like most animals, become aggressive when threatened. They possess a sharp claw, up to 12cm in length, on the inner toe of each foot. When threatened, cassowaries will jump and strike with this claw, potentially resulting in lethal lacerations.
Can cassowaries fly?
Like ostriches, emus, rheas, and kiwis, cassowaries are ratites, flightless birds that possess a flat breastbone that is unable to support the muscles required for flight.
How do cassowaries communicate?
Cassowaries are typically solitary animals, but during the breeding season communicate through infrasonic booms (low frequency sounds below the range of human hearing). When in close proximity, cassowaries also communicate through subtle courtship behaviours, such as strutting in a circle, head shaking, throat and neck swelling, and high stepping to attract a mate.
Why are southern cassowary eggs green?
The greenish colour of southern cassowary eggs comes from biliverdin, a common pigment found in bird eggshells. As cassowaries are ground-nesting birds, the green colour of their eggs is used for camouflage against the surrounding vegetation in tropical forests to protect the eggs from potential predators.
Contact: (610) 614-6266
Email: mittyfarms@gmail.com
17 Hollow Rd Telford, Pennsylvania(PA), 18969
www.mittyfarms.com
Breeding pairs are from different genetics to ensure you receive the healthiest chicks and highest hatch rates.
Eggs are ship pudo locally and FedEx, or DHL international while chicks are locally pickup or arrange for delivery. (we talk about that further)
(HATCHING EGGS AVAILABLE NOW)
Chicks will be available from the first batch of incubation.
All chicks sold are sexed before placed as available. we don't sell unsexed Cassowary chicks.
We rarely ship chicks (How ever transport can be arrange if not visible for pick up.
We ship eggs locally and international (USPS ,UPS, Fedex and DHL)
Available Chicks/ - PRICE LIST
Chicks -sexed (2-3weeks) ___$800 each
Hatching egg________$200 each
Where does the name cassowary come from?‘Cassowary’ originates from two Papuan words: ‘kasu’ (meaning horned) and ‘wari’ (meaning head). The name refers to the cassowary’s casque, a hollow structure made of keratin (similar to that making our hair and nails), found on the bird’s head.
The southern cassowary is also known as the double-watted cassowary.
How many species of cassowary are there?
There are three extant (living) species of cassowary:
- southern, Casuarius casuarius
- northern, C. unappendiculatus
- dwarf, C. bennetti
Where are southern cassowaries found?
Compared to the other extant species of cassowary, the southern cassowary is found in the southernmost parts of the genus’ range: northeastern Australia and south Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. The habitat of southern cassowaries is dense tropical rainforest.
What do southern cassowaries look like?
Southern cassowaries are prehistoric-looking birds with deep blue heads and necks, two bright red wattles (flaps of skin), a casque, and dense, long, black feathers. Reaching up to six feet tall, southern cassowaries are the third-tallest birds on Earth, after ostriches and emus of which they are related, and the second heaviest after ostriches. Females can weigh up to 76kg and are larger than the males who can weigh up to 55kg.
What do cassowaries eat?
Cassowaries are predominantly frugivorous, feeding on fruits that have fallen to the forest floor, but will predate on small vertebrates where available. The seeds of digested fruits are passed in the cassowary’s faeces and so cassowaries play an important role in seed dispersal.
Are cassowaries dangerous?A typically shy and reclusive bird, cassowaries will, like most animals, become aggressive when threatened. They possess a sharp claw, up to 12cm in length, on the inner toe of each foot. When threatened, cassowaries will jump and strike with this claw, potentially resulting in lethal lacerations.
Can cassowaries fly?
Like ostriches, emus, rheas, and kiwis, cassowaries are ratites, flightless birds that possess a flat breastbone that is unable to support the muscles required for flight.
How do cassowaries communicate?Cassowaries are typically solitary animals, but during the breeding season communicate through infrasonic booms (low frequency sounds below the range of human hearing). When in close proximity, cassowaries also communicate through subtle courtship behaviours, such as strutting in a circle, head shaking, throat and neck swelling, and high stepping to attract a mate.
Why are southern cassowary eggs green?
The greenish colour of southern cassowary eggs comes from biliverdin, a common pigment found in bird eggshells. As cassowaries are ground-nesting birds, the green colour of their eggs is used for camouflage against the surrounding vegetation in tropical forests to protect the eggs from potential predators.
Contact: (610) 614-6266
Email: mittyfarms@gmail.com
17 Hollow Rd Telford, Pennsylvania(PA), 18969
www.mittyfarms.com