stackyFACTSThe IRS recognizes giant flightless birds as totally normal depreciating assets. For farmers breeding them, ostriches are treated exactly like tractors or industrial threshers under the tax code, allowing owners to write off their diminishing value over time as the birds age and slowly lose their terrifying physical prime.
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