We have revamped and upgraded our Education Centre in the last few months and added wonderful new interactive displays, in doing so it has developed into a wonderful spacious Centre. We have constructed an “’Ostrich Product Shed” as part of this exciting endeavour. The new shed where we educate our visitors about the ostrich…
Ostrich leather was first tanned in 1970 and exploded onto the haute-couture scene in Europe. The leather was fully pigmented, somewhat hard to the touch, and available in a very limited array of colours initially. Today no such limits apply. Colours are almost infinite, and the finishing much more varied and sophisticated. There are more…
Commercial ostrich farming started in South Africa in 1864 – The Oudtshoorn region is considered the ostrich capitol of the world since ostrich farming, as a big commercial enterprise, originated here. Our semi-desert climate is ideal for ostrich farming since they are desert birds and can’t stand cold wet climates. The biggest ostrich abattoir…
The breeding season started in July and we have been going to the nests of our breeding birds every second day for the last two months to collect the eggs for our incubators. The female ostrich lays one egg every second day and we then go and fetch the eggs from them. As farmers…
The Ostrich (Struthio Camelus) is the largest living bird in the world and belongs to the small order of birds known as Ratitae, or running birds. Ostriches are true dinosaurs – fossils and ostrich skeletons have been discovered, dating back to over 120 million years ago. Other Ratites include the Cassowary and Emu from…
Ostriches actually have two stomachs – the first one called a Gizzard is to grind the food and the second one to digest. Ostriches have no teeth and hence one does not have to worry that when they peck at you that you will get hurt; and because they don’t have teeth they will deliberately…
The Safari Ostrich Farm Tractor Tour is the most unique way of experiencing an Ostrich Farm since it allows you the thrill of being amongst them in their domain. Our Tractor Safari allows your clients the chance to get inside our big breeding camps with the added benefit of seeing ostriches right…
Safari Ostrich Farm was established as a tourist attraction in 1956 by two good friends: Derek Fisch and Harry Lipschitz – both being 4th generation ostrich farmers. Our main concern is farming with ostriches on an extensive basis for the meat, leather/skins and feathers. Safari Ostrich Farm is therefore a commercial ostrich breeding farm with…
Safari Ostrich Farm is primarily a breeding commercial ostrich farm with our main concern being breeding with ostriches for their meat, leather and feathers. We have 150 breeding pairs which are specifically selected for breeding purposes. Ostriches have a specific breeding season which is from June to October/November. The female will lay one egg every…
The ostrich is the biggest bird in the world! Fully -grown ostriches can weigh up to 180kg. The average height of an adult ostrich is about 2,2 to 2,5 metres. The average weight of an adult ostrich is about 140kg. flock of Zimbabwean Blue Ostriches The South African Black Ostrich which is a different…