Ostrich Wonderland Semenyih

Lot 485 Jalan Sungai Lalang, Semenyih

The farm is opened in 2000 is owned by Mr. Casey Teh. I remember reading about this farm many years ago but did not see an immediate need to visit.

However, all that changed on 16 June 2016 at about 3.20pm when one Mr. Jeff Sandhu from Business FM Radio Station video recorded an ostrich sprinting down the right lane on the Federal Highway, near mid valley. The ostrich, delightfully named Chickaboo, belonged to Darren Chow had escaped from an open window of his Toyota Hilux and took off running. 

The 6 month old ostrich was on its way to Ostrich Wonderland because Darren was no longer able to take care of it as it had grown, too big, too fast.

His neighbours were not supportive of him keeping an ostrich as a pet. He had rented an 8,000 sq feet bungalow compound in section 16, Petaling Jaya to allow it to roam freely but neighbours requested to keep it caged and they had even complained to Petaling Jaya City Council (MPPJ). 

Darren had used the ostrich for animal educational programmes at school and local events in the Klang Valley. He educates kids on interactions with animals.  

Capable of reaching 70 km/h, they can be bound up to 5 meters in one step.

Chickaboo was finally home at Ostrich Wonderland, his birth place. 

Our visit on 22 June 2016

 

Ticket price now is RM15.00 for adults and RM10.00 for kids. Back in 2015 it was RM10.00 for adults and in 2011 it was RM8.00. I do not know if it was recently revised due to Chickaboo's popularity. 

However, Casey did say that he hardly receives any visitors but with the sudden surge of interest in Chickaboo, he has been getting unusually large crowds

Ostrich egg comparison with chicken eggs

Price is poultry products they are selling

Excited. We were the first customers when the doors opened at 10.00am

Various types of chicken meat sold. Halal and free range. No steroid used 

Pictures of the chicken and other poultry reared here

Casey, the man himself

My wife holding an unfertile egg. It is heavy and feels like ceramic 

Sample of a broken shell. 2mm thick

Incubator. Rate of fertility is only 30%. The machine rotates every 30 minutes to ensure the embryo does not stick to the shell

We were given a tour by Casey's son

Hatchery. 2 day old baby ostrich

Baby gunieafowl hatched

Giving a helping hand, to the newborn baby guineafowl

Happy Birthday 22/6/16 @ 10.30am

So many eggs in the hatchery

Casey demonstrating that the ostrich egg can withstand 250 pounds of pressure

The same egg, lord have mercy 

Ostrich everywhere

Chickaboo, the VIP ostrich. She is identifiable by the small cut on her neck. She got injured during her prison break at the Federal Highway

Main staple, grass and chicken feed

Chickaboo with one of her siblings

Month old ostrich

A small vegetable nursery

Ayam Sunat. Very plump

Ducks

Poney's

The cut grass is used as part of their feed

Goat

Ducks hatching their eggs

Goose

Turkey

Various types of chicken

China black

Batik

Silkie

Guineafowl

Explanation on the stages of ostrich fertilization and embryo

Decided to purchase guineafowl meat at RM27 per kg

Monkey, stay behind the yellow chain for your own safety

The black ostrich are males and the grey, females. This one has his eyes covered as he is prone to disturbing visitors taking a ride

Visitors are able to hitch a ride

Edible ostrich egg RM50.00 per egg

The guineafowl eggs and ducks egg we purchased. RM0.70 per egg

Very small in size the gunieafowl egg

The shell was higher in calcium and was not easy to break. Unlike chicken eggs, I dah to give it 3 hard strikes before it broke

I found the egg a bit gamey but the yoke was creamier than chicken egg

Casey informed that Chickaboo’s current “cubicle” is deemed not suitable as his neighbours are infant ostriches, a month of age. With many visitors for Chickaboo, Casey is worried that this would cause under stress to the infant ostriches as to get excess to Chickaboo, one needs to pass the “cubicle” where the infants are kept. 

Hence, as Chickaboo is the star attraction, he will place him at the front of the exhibit, in due course. The long term plan would be to set up a Chickaboo Avarian foundation, to take in feathered animals no longer wanted by their owners.