What licence do i need to keep an emu ?

[harley0402]

Hi guys, iv been looking into getting emus, and i am just wandering what licence i need. I found the wildlife farming licence but its quite pricy and im curious as to weather i can keep one on recreational wildlife licence for birds as i wont be breeding or selling them, i only want 2 ? cheers

 

[wokka]

I assume they'll be outside so they might just look like a couple of wild ones and not need a licence. I cant imagine there is a lot of undercover emu police out there.

 

[Sezzzzzzzzz]

i read somewhere the other day that you needed to have a hectare yard fenced off for eacxh emu, but this was on a nsw licence...

 

[harley0402]

i have 11 acres they could pass off for wild ones hehe

 

[snakeynewbie]

I can't speak for QLD but here in NSW it's minimum of 1 hectare for one, maximum of two per hectare, that area has to be fully fenced to the same standard as commercial emu farms and must not include direct access to a dwelling or thoroughfare to a dwelling. I am sitting on the couch eating roo kebabs with an emu at my feet as I type this :lol:

 

[reptishack101]

in nsw a level 3 bird license with at lest 2 years experience i think

 

[snakeynewbie]

OP is in Queensland

 

[dean30bb]

you need a b3 emu endorsement.quite simple to get if you meet the right requirements

 

[snakeynewbie]

That's for NSW, the info is a bit harder to come by for queensland, might be worth a phone call OP

 

[Jay84]

Basic license is all that's needed in Vic!

 

[MathewB]

Basic license is all that's needed in Vic!

Why can't Victoria be in Queensland?!?! You guy's get it so easy I swear

 

[cwebb]

Trust me you dont want.any!!! My grandad had two when he owned the bathurst sheep and cattle drome and they were absolutely insane!!!!

 

[Snake_Whisperer]

I don't know for certain Harley, but I'd presume it would be recreational provided you met the criteria. Probably easiest to give DERM a call.

 

[JasonL]

Why can't Victoria be in Queensland?!?!

Because Qlders don't want their state ruined.

 

[gillsy]

Well don't get males either, they get territorial around breeding season.

 

[JasonL]

Well don't get males either, they get territorial around breeding season.

Don't we all.......

 

[-Katana-]

Don't we all.......

*Has visions of poop throwing and chest beating.*

 

[-Peter]

Why can't Victoria be in Queensland?!?! You guy's get it so easy I swear

Most of Victoria is.

 

[snakeynewbie]

Actually I find the females more problematic at breeding time, they get very defensive whereas the males seem happy to just glue thier bums to their nests and stay there as long as you keep a respectful distance.

 

[gillsy]

Not the male a friend was looking after, around breeding season it would chase you around the pen or along the fence line.