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=: ~ <br /> <br />® Joel iHlbrecht ~ Janet tiraV@S <br />Hs promises, i visited the Houston Loo. 1 was referred to Carol <br />iVickson who was very Knowledgable about emus. the zoo gets birds <br />on a rotating basis from .iohn Chatfield, a breeder near Waco <br />(5lL-3yL-ubLLj. Another breeder who would answer questions is <br />Sue 2Sc Phillip Niinnaar at Brenham (4V:J-BTU-8ti1t3 j . ! he Loo vet is <br />teary Harwell (E+41 -LfiUl j . <br />Caro! advises ..that there is .no odor or noise problem. When <br />excited the birds make a noise which can be heard up to 3u feet <br />away. They are normally placid and only get excited when <br />strangers enter their pen. They are a very curious bird and will <br />investigate unusual activity. Iheir Only bad feature is a <br />powerful defensive kick. emus are the most disease tree of ail <br />birds. <br />After Carol hears our situation she said she saw no problem <br />providing the following conditions were set a <br />o Inclose each pen with an B foot high heavy wire mesh or <br />solid board fence. <br />o rrovide good drainage. <br />o rrompt feces removal from site. <br />® i encouraged 'her to call city hall and she was trying to reach <br />INark Lewis when 1 left . <br />iH side comment. You should send somebody to look at the site. <br />There is a lot of construction debris there including old <br />roofing, concrete drain tile, metal, etc - an ideal breeding <br />ground for rats since it is mostly overgrown. Coning should set <br />cleanliness standards. <br /> <br />