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Thursday 31 May 2018

Something different, special, unique and delicious!

Try an Ostrich Egg at the Ostrich Farm Aruba

MATIVIDIRI -- The Ostrich
farm will have a special on
Ostrich eggs on June 3rd.
It is breeding season right
now till mid. September
and therefore a great op-
portunity to try out an Os-
trich egg. You like it scram-
bled, fried, omelet or sunny
side up we can do it all. It
comes with bacon, oven
baked potatoes, grilled to-
mato, sausage and toasted
sliced bread.

Ostrich eggs are much low-
er in cholesterol than chick-
en eggs, and a little lower in proteins and 44.3% of fats fense mechanisms it uses
saturated fat, making them but an Ostrich eggs are against predators. You will
a healthier choice. Howev- much lower in cholesterol even have the opportunity
er, one serving is equal to than chicken eggs, and a to hand-feed the not-so-
24 chicken eggs. So, make little lower in saturated fat, shy creatures. The guide-
sure you come hungry and making them a healthier tour concludes with a visit
with your whole family or choice. to the incubator, hatchery,
friends. and the special pens for
The Farm young ostriches and emus.
Ostrich eggs are the larg- The Savanna Lodge Bar
est of any living bird, which & Restaurant sit beneath Especially on June 3rd
doesn’t come as a surprise, a large, shady gondola, there will also be a local Art
considering ostrich itself is open on three sides to the Market. Come and support
the largest living species of cooling Aruban breezes our local Artisan and Farm-
bird in the world. A hen - fe- and rugged countryside. ers from 10 AM to 2 PM.
male ostrich - can lay 40- Decorated with unique
100 eggs per year, which African figurines from Zim- You can spend your entire
roughly amounts to one babwe and with 27ft long morning at the Ostrich Farm
egg every second day. wooden hand crafted ta- and finish off with a very
Ostriches are known to lay bles you and your friends or special Ostrich egg lunch
their eggs in a communal family can relax and enjoy while going home with a
pit, with the dominant fe- a great meal and an ice handmade local souvenir.
male laying her eggs first cold beer or tropical fruit Doesn’t that sound like a
and others following her. shake. fantastic out-of-the-ordi-
Even though 2-7 females nary day?
lay their eggs in a single You can also take a guid-
communal pit, each fe- ed tour and you will learn More information: Face-
male can identify her own interesting facts about the book: Aruba Ostrich Farm or
eggs. An ostrich egg mea- ostrich’s amazing speed https://www.arubaostrich-
sures approximately 6 inch- as well as mating, rearing, farm.com/ q
es in length and 15-18 inch- feeding habits and de-
es in circumference. On an
average, its weight is close
to 3.1 lbs. (1.4 kilograms).
The color ranges from pearl
white to cream. With a
thickness of 0.06 inches, the
ostrich egg is quite strong
as well.

In terms of nutrition content,
an ostrich egg can provide
a whopping 2,000 calo-
ries. If eaten whole by one
person. Other than 47% of