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My New Emu Eggs, 8 total.

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So I went to a Safari Park where I got my Rheas, and I asked about Emus for sale, they Man said he had a nest and I was welcomed to the eggs because they have been loosing the eggs to racoons, So I went to go to the nest, The emu nest was in the back pasture with the Ostriches, So we had to haul but to get the eggs and get out because the Male ostrich was all up in our buisness and wanted to get us good..

Please comfirm the temps, I have the Incubator at 96.5 as per the instruction book,

What is the average weight of an Emu egg?

Here are my Eggs weight

            01-25-2011        01-31-11     02-07-11    02-15-11

Egg 1 -   537g                 526g            526g            501g
Egg 2 -   529g                 518g            520g            498g
Egg 3 -   530g                 521g            521g            501g
Egg 4 -   523g                 512g            512g            490g
Egg 5 -   511g                 501g            499g            478g
Egg 6 -   536g                 525g            525g            503g
Egg 7 -   532g                 521g            520g            499g
Egg 8 -   533g                 524g            524g            501g
           
Any hoo, Here are the pics of the Nest,

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/9307/emu1i.jpg
http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/7529/emu2.jpg
http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/2092/emu3.jpg

So I have the eggs in a the Black Box as they say in the Incubator. I turn them twice a day a quarter turn. I have already orderd the Emu Trays for the Incubator and it should be in by Thursday so I can switch the eggs to that tray when they come in.
http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/213/emu4.jpg


Edited by texascowboy1979 - 2/15/11 at 5:45pm
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post #2 of 29
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P.S, I dont know how long the Emu was brooding if anything.

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post #3 of 29

wow what a beautiful sight. I love the color of those eggs.

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post #4 of 29

I wouldn't want to meet the racoon that takes on a broody emu and can open one of those eggs~~ hide

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post #5 of 29

I hatched mine in a Hova bator, at about 97.5 , 33-39% for  50 days, turned until I could see the egg rocking if put on the counter.

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post #6 of 29

Love that male emu's face... he's like "Dude... I'm laying here"   lol

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post #7 of 29

I am no help at all with helping you in hatching these, but OMG! what wonderful luck!!  I'm hoping for a fantastic successful hatch for you....do you have free reign over the babies, or do you have to give some back after the hatch??

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post #8 of 29

thoes weights are kinda of low most of my just laid eggs were over 600 grams. and i would turnthem a minum of 3 times a day 180 deg one way and then back never rotating them a full turn. i would bet that bird had been laying on them for a few weeks seeing they have lost around 10% of their weight or more. Just my opionion for what it is worth. big_smile

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2 alpacas 5 chickens 5 laying hens 1 8 yo sulcata tortoise & 1 malard duck that thinks he is a chicken.
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post #9 of 29

a great article on hatching eums from the university of florida
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps006

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2 alpacas 5 chickens 5 laying hens 1 8 yo sulcata tortoise & 1 malard duck that thinks he is a chicken.
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post #10 of 29

I'm shocked you didn't get your fanny Emu kicked! I want to try hatching them again, the only time we tried in the class the eggs weren't even fertile from the looks of it.

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