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Thanks for all the helpful replies! He started to sound weak and I could hear gasping coming from the egg. The chick didn't reply much, so I drilled a small hole with a drill bit like in the video. He ended up pipping externally and all is well! Thank you!

Hi everyone! I have an emu egg that's internally pipped around on Thursday, I'm not sure of when. I'm very worried of air supply, and he hasn't made any progress to that. He still whistles slightly, but moves around a lot. What should I do? Boost the humidity? Is he stuck in the membrane...

Oh wow, I'm so so sorry!! That must have been devastating, I'm so sorry to hear. Sadly, I've heard of this happening to some and it's so heartbreaking to hear, especially after all the effort. I'm not sure what happens either, and it makes me a little worried. I'm very glad you got some more...

I'm not exactly sure then what might have caused the issues. Was the breeder experienced with emus and have had breeding pairs for awhile? Were the eggs shipped, and if so, maybe the eggs were mishandled during shipping, or maybe they got too hot then too cold, or maybe the eggs weren't set...

Oh I just noticed that there was another forum on this, my bad! There may have been problems with the incubation. Emu eggs should be turned an odd number of times, so the eggs don't sit on the same side overnight, or for the longest period without turning. Eggs that are turned more often have a...

I'm so so sorry to hear about this! That must be awful, especially waiting that long. I hope they're alright.. I have had deformities before and sometimes it relates to irregular temps, humidity, turning, and other factors within the incubator. It's not always the genetics, but with the...

How's it going with the little one? I haven't seen movement in any of mine and one started to smell, and that was a dud. I still haven't seen much movement and my youngest are day 36. I decided to float test them and one was wiggling slightly!

#3 and the cuddling gosling and emu, that's beyond adorable!! Good luck!! :)

Oh my goodness, I'm so so sorry!! Such a shame, I'm sorry to hear.. When's the last time B whistled to you?

Of course, you're welcome! I'm very excited to see what happens for you and the single emu! And I agree, I used to think the same since I've always hatched chicken, duck, and quail. I don't think emu are as delicate when it comes to lockdown time. Yes, 4! I have 4 to ensure I hopefully get at...

Hello, welcome!! I'm very new as well, I have my first set of 4 and they're too young to be wiggling.. so I'm very anxious. That's wonderful you have just one and it's wiggling away! Emus, as far as I know, don't have a lockdown. Emus hatch by pushing their way out, breaking the shell and not...

How fun! Let us know if there's any wiggling!! Very excited for you. :)

How fun!! Were these shipped eggs? Good luck to you, please keep us updated! Emus look to be so fun, especially when hand raised. I hope if mine hatch, they become this tame, that's so sweet! :)

Oh wow, I'm so so sorry to hear all of this! I'm hoping for wiggles soon, but that sounds really hard to deal with, knowing that there was an alive chick but possibly died. I'm very sorry, but I'm so glad you tried. Will you be trying for more eggs? Maybe chicks? If you didn't crack them open...

Hello all! I am incubating four emu eggs that were shipped to me and are all due by the end of April. If I get one of four, or even less.. are there any emu breeders in Colorado selling chicks or hatching eggs? I may be looking for some chicks if that happens to be the case. Any information...