Ostrich breeding in Russia is gaining more and more popularity. One of the most famous enterprises is Russian Ostrich. The address at which the ostrich farm is located: Moscow region, Serpukhov district, the village of Stary Kuzminki. It works on all days except Monday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. You can arrive at the farm by bus No. 458 from the Yuzhnaya metro station, as well as by private car along Simferopol highway (M2).
Russian Ostrich - Ostrich Farm (Moscow Region)
The Russian Ostrich Farm specializes in ostrich breeding, but it also breeds another bird. Hens, geese, ducks and turkeys - here you can find a variety of species. The farm even has a zoo in which camels, rabbits and other animals live. But the main direction, as you might have guessed, is the breeding of ostriches, because this is primarily an ostrich farm.
The Moscow region is a great place for growing ostriches. The main thing on any farm is the marketing of products. This is a new industry in our country, so the products are expensive. For the Moscow region, prices are acceptable and there is demand, but in some remote place of Russia, perhaps this business would not have gone. "Russian ostrich" thrives on the initiative of its owners and their imagination.
Tours for tourists
The owners of the farm successfully invented the organization of regular excursions. Tourists constantly come to the farm. Every hour a guided tour lasts 30 minutes. Its cost for adults and children over 7 years old is 200 rubles. At the beginning of the tour you can purchase food for ostriches and other animals, a portion costs 50 rubles.
On the tour, the guide tells very interestingly how the ostrich farm was organized. The Moscow region is still not hot Africa, and, of course, it took a lot of effort to make ostriches feel at home and actively reproduce. The guide answers all questions of tourists about how to organize such a business and how the breeding of ostriches differs from the breeding of another bird.
For children, this is a very informative tour. They learn a lot about ostriches, and about another bird, and about some animals. In addition, it is interesting for each child to feed an exotic bird and take a picture with it.
The tour includes a treat - an omelet from ostrich eggs. True, if you linger, then you may not have time to try.
Ostrich Farm (Moscow Region) gives master classes
The farm has organized egg painting workshops. Especially children like to paint large ostrich eggs and sculpt. A special instructor conducts a lesson with them.
You can also buy souvenirs at the farm: specially made magnets, eggshell of Emu ostrich (it is dark green), ostrich feathers and much more.
You can purchase other products. An ostrich farm (Moscow region) in Stary Kuzminki sells meat, minced meat, offal and ostrich eggs.
Tourists reviews
Tourists who visited the farm were not disappointed. Ostrich Farm (Moscow Oblast) has mostly positive reviews. True, some were unhappy that the conditions there were not the same as in a real zoo. We must not forget that this place is primarily a farm. Also, many were unhappy with the prices of souvenirs: visitors found them too high. But in general, the guests of the farm shared their opinions that the tour itself was pleasant, it was very interesting.
After the tour, many purchased farm products. Everyone expressed the opinion that ostrich meat was pleasant. It is unusual, but tasty. There is often not even enough for everyone who wants it, because visitors are instantly buying up everything!
The guests of the farm noted that they were interested to know that ostriches live in families - 1 male and 2 females. Each family has a separate aviary with a length of 60 meters and a house in which they sleep. Many were surprised that such large birds have a very small brain, only 30 grams. The size is half the ostrich's eye! Therefore, the birds have a very bad memory - even giving a nickname is useless, they still will not remember.
LLC "Russian Ostrich" - a famous ostrich farm (Moscow region). Photos can be seen in the article, but most of them are on the official website. There are a lot of photographs, and it can be seen from them that the bird is well kept and feels great.
Ostrich meat is, of course, expensive, but it is highly regarded for its low fat and cholesterol content and large amounts of protein and iron. This is the most digestible red meat for humans. By the way, when growing ostriches, the farm does not use any growth stimulants.