'Spoilt' emu rules roost, admits West bird-lover

A WOMAN who bought a fertilised emu egg on eBay is now raising the bird like family.

- OTTILIE VON HENNING

Bird fanatic Rhi Evans has revealed she made the spontaneous purchase during a late-night scroll of the auction site after taking a sleeping pill three years ago.

She had always dreamed of owning an emu but never imagined it could happen - until she woke up to an email confirming her order.

Now, she's responsible for three-year-old EJ, who towers over Rhi at over six feet tall and requires daily attention.

Rhi, a musician from Gloucester, said: "It's been a crazy experience but one of the best things to happen in my life.

"I definitely wouldn't advocate for anyone to just buy an emu egg, because it is a proper responsibility.

"But considering I'd already

She stays in the stables, which made sense to me as she’s basically a horse-sized chicken

RHI EVANS

hatched and owned several birds and live rurally, it all worked out."

Known online as musician Reebz, Rhi said her fascination with emus started after watching Jurassic Park as a child.