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Figure­4.4­ Emu chick pens in a large plastic greenhouse.

may be at a disadvantage getting to food and water sources. Rabbits and pygmy goats have been
used as “company” and role models for young chicks that are raised on their own.

­ Acknowledgments

I would like to thank Sharon Patterson for assistance with manuscript preparation, and Alison
Downie, Dr. Graham Crawshaw, and Dr. Colin Peace for reviewing the manuscript for the first edi-
tion of this book.

­ Sources­for Products­Mentioned

Mazuri, PMI Nutrition International, LLC, PO Box 66812, St. Louis, MO 63166, www.mazuri.com.

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