Ostrich farming requires far less acreage than cattle ranching requires, and ostriches reproduce much faster than cattle  Starting out in cattle ranching requires a large herd of cows, one bull, and at least two acres per cow  By contrast, two pairs of yearling ostriches and one acre of similar land are enough to begin ostrich farming
The start-up costs for ostrich farming are greater, but it can eventually bring in as much as five times what cattle ranching does
Two pairs of yearling ostriches are more expensive than a herd of cows and a bull.