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Ostrich Reproduction
Ostriches reach sexual maturity between 18 months and 3 years of age.
Females tend to mature slightly faster than males, different species may mature at different ages. Laying season is heralded by courtship behaviour, a complicated series of displays, dancing, vocalization and synchronous behaviour.
An example of receptive behaviour by the female includes bowing and ruffling her wings at her sides.
Male ostriches also get a lot of colour during the breeding season. Ostriches will reproduce in monogamous or polygamous situations.
Most breeders let the selection of mates occur naturally in a large communal pen and then separate the bonded pairs.
The male builds (digs) the nest, typically a shallow depression in the earth. A male ostrich can become very aggressive during the breeding season and will guard the female, the nest and his territory. Both males and females sit on the nest.
African wild Red neck and African wild Blue neck Ostriches are the most aggressive species of all ostriches.
Laying season for ostriches begins in the early spring and continues for 5 to 6 months. (This is true for both the northern and southern hemisphere). Usually an egg is laid every 1 to 2 days. Production estimates vary widely from species to species.
It is not uncommon for our High Pedigree African Black Domesticated Ostriches to lay 60, 80 or even 100+ eggs per hen. The average is probably 45 to 55.
African Red neck and African Blue neck Ostriches, although larger in stature lay considerably less eggs.
A Red neck hen may produce 10 or 20 eggs per year and a Blue neck hen may lay 20 to 30 eggs per year. It is very unusual for a Red neck hen or a Blue neck hen to lay more than 45 or 50 eggs per year.
Females tend to mature slightly faster than males, different species may mature at different ages. Laying season is heralded by courtship behaviour, a complicated series of displays, dancing, vocalization and synchronous behaviour.
An example of receptive behaviour by the female includes bowing and ruffling her wings at her sides.
Male ostriches also get a lot of colour during the breeding season. Ostriches will reproduce in monogamous or polygamous situations.
Most breeders let the selection of mates occur naturally in a large communal pen and then separate the bonded pairs.
The male builds (digs) the nest, typically a shallow depression in the earth. A male ostrich can become very aggressive during the breeding season and will guard the female, the nest and his territory. Both males and females sit on the nest.
African wild Red neck and African wild Blue neck Ostriches are the most aggressive species of all ostriches.
Laying season for ostriches begins in the early spring and continues for 5 to 6 months. (This is true for both the northern and southern hemisphere). Usually an egg is laid every 1 to 2 days. Production estimates vary widely from species to species.
It is not uncommon for our High Pedigree African Black Domesticated Ostriches to lay 60, 80 or even 100+ eggs per hen. The average is probably 45 to 55.
African Red neck and African Blue neck Ostriches, although larger in stature lay considerably less eggs.
A Red neck hen may produce 10 or 20 eggs per year and a Blue neck hen may lay 20 to 30 eggs per year. It is very unusual for a Red neck hen or a Blue neck hen to lay more than 45 or 50 eggs per year.