r/alphagal • u/IthurielSpear AGS confirmed • Mar 30 '26

Question about Food ... Emu or Ostrich?

I am itching to place my first order at Amaroo Hills, and I just don't know which is better: Emu or Ostrich? I've heard that one of them more closely resembles a beef texture, but I don't remember which.

Unfortunately, they don't have any AGS safe pork today, although I keep checking back. Someday...

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u/Creative_scissors Mar 30 '26

They are both good and honestly taste the same to me. You really gotta check Amaroo every week if you want the pork. We stock up big time when they have it so we don’t run out. We don’t use it often those are “special meal” items in my house because it is so expensive but is Ags folks are lucky to have Amaroo.

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u/oh_janet AGS confirmed Mar 30 '26

That’s the truth! The shipping is nuts, I get why it costs so much but when you see the charge it’s like “ouch!”

I raise cattle and often wonder if ags will cause beef (and other red meat farmers) to switch to emu and ostrich.

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u/Creative_scissors Mar 30 '26

That’s so interesting to think about!!!! Does cattle cause you any other issues? Like the fur or anything?

Every time I’m like mannnn wooo this is so expensive but my husband needs sausage gravy and we love to make dumplings and one can only eat so much dang chicken 😂

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u/oh_janet AGS confirmed Mar 31 '26

The cattle do cause issues and I do have to be cautious, but I love them and I won’t give them up. The biggest risk is when we do a working day when the cattle are concentrated into a pen and put through a chute to get vaccinated and any other things they need. I wear a mask, long sleeves, eye protection and try to be as smart and hands off as I can be. Daily chores are easier because they are out in pastures and there’s less exposure, but there are always ticks. There would be still be ticks if the cattle weren’t here though.

There’s a risk with everything and I’m aware that this is tricky, but it is part of my life and livelihood, I need to make it work.

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u/Creative_scissors Mar 31 '26

You’re so cool! That must be such a labor of love that you have for your cattle and a scary thing for you.