The Bouncing Bog Trotter
Well-Known Member
Hi all
A local farmer has decided to buy some rheas. We saw one in his field when we rode past and he explained to us that it escaped out of his barn and he was unable to catch it or round it up - its been loose since mid December. Said rhea has been grazing happily on his field but in the past few days it has wandered and now is several fields away - no longer on his land. Today he's turned out the rest off his flock into the original field. Not huge issue you may think but this field has no fence (just a very thin hedge with multiple gaps especially where the deer go through) and we have to ride on the lane alongside this hedge. We are very worried that we will meet one or more of his birds loose on the lane and, given that there is an A road at the end of this road, we are concerned (not just for us but also for car drivers).
I am guessing there are no restrictions on rhea farming but short of going and chatting to the farmer, or fencing his field for him, is there anything we can do? Are there rhea fencing guidelines?
Thanks in advance
A local farmer has decided to buy some rheas. We saw one in his field when we rode past and he explained to us that it escaped out of his barn and he was unable to catch it or round it up - its been loose since mid December. Said rhea has been grazing happily on his field but in the past few days it has wandered and now is several fields away - no longer on his land. Today he's turned out the rest off his flock into the original field. Not huge issue you may think but this field has no fence (just a very thin hedge with multiple gaps especially where the deer go through) and we have to ride on the lane alongside this hedge. We are very worried that we will meet one or more of his birds loose on the lane and, given that there is an A road at the end of this road, we are concerned (not just for us but also for car drivers).
I am guessing there are no restrictions on rhea farming but short of going and chatting to the farmer, or fencing his field for him, is there anything we can do? Are there rhea fencing guidelines?
Thanks in advance