This will be my last entry for now of my visit to the High Cascade Emu Ranch! I couldn't resist sharing one more chick picture! Also, below are two more images: one of them is a ceramic tile painted by my friend Nancy Magruder, which she presented to one of the owners of the emu ranch. The other image shows some of the major products sold from emus...

Do you know about emu oil? Emus have a pad of fat on their back which is very unusual and has some pretty amazing healing properties. It helps tendonitis, arthritis, muscle aches and pains. It may be expensive but a little bit goes a long way, and it has the ability to penetrate deep into your skin and muscles, temporarily dulling or completely removing pain. It's amazing stuff and it works wonders for me and Steve. Emu oil has been used by Aborigines as a traditional medicine to treat fevers, coughs, minor pain, arthritic joints, bruises, cuts and sores. However, emu oil is also one of those things that many think is a hoax. The FDA has not given emu oil approval and granted, there are a lot of companies out there who make ridiculous promises about the use of emu oil. What I CAN tell you is that for years, Steve and I have been using emu oil for muscle and tendon soreness and it DOES work. We have used products from High Cascade Emu Ranch and also the product "Blue Stop." It does need to be reapplied after several hours but it works incredibly well.