Did You Know?!?…

• One hen can lay 50 eggs or more per year.
• Ostrich eggs incubate for 42 days and weigh 3 pounds.
• Ostrich live to be 75 years old.
• Ostrich chicks grow 1 foot per month.
• Ostrich run 40 miles per hour.
• Ostrich are curious and are often quite friendly.
• Ostrich leather is used in boots, jackets, purses, etc.
• Ostrich feathers are harvested for fashion, dusters, and commercial use.
• Ostrich oil is used in lotions soaps and lip balm. More on Ostrich Oil...

• Do ostriches really “bury” their heads in the sand?
• Where is one of the first historical references to the ostrich found?
• How have Africans used ostrich eggs for centuries?

Find out the answers to these questions – and more – when you visit the largest birds on earth at Indian Point Ostrich Ranch!