Emu feathers are double shafted – there are two feathers that grow out of one shaft. The feathers toward their back end rattle and this sound is used to deter predators. They do molt during the early spring and summer and will have feathers loosen and fall off.
Emu tend to chase things out of fun – but they can and will accidentally or intentionally step on and trample smaller animals. Our emus have become used to our chickens and dogs running around with them on a regular basis – and they do get curious when we let the other animals in with them like the goats, pigs and alpacas.
