What do ostriches eat?

The ostrich is an omnivorous bird. It is a huge flightless but fast-running bird in Africa. It is also the largest existing bird in the world. In the natural environment, it mainly feeds on the roots of plants. , stems, flowers, fruits, small mammals, small insects, etc.

Ostriches have a wide range of nutritional sources and are omnivorous birds. They mainly eat grass, leaves, seeds, twigs, succulent plants, roots, flowers with stems, fruits, etc. They also eat Small animals such as lizards, snakes, baby birds, small mammals and some insects.

Artificially raised ostriches are fed with synthetic feed. When ostriches eat, they always intentionally eat some sand. Because ostriches have poor digestion, eating some sand can help grind the food. Promote digestion without damaging the spleen and stomach.

There are two main categories of feed for artificially raised ostriches, one is green feed, and the other is compound concentrate feed. Green fodder mainly includes alfalfa, red clover, Stylosophora, elephant grass, royal grass, sweet potato vine, bittern, carrot, ryegrass, Mexican corn, locust leaves, etc. The compound feed includes corn, wheat, soybean meal, bran, imported fish meal, alfalfa meal, salt, calcium bicarbonate, shell meal, bone meal, methionine, lysine, multivitamins, and trace elements.