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Egg rocking and rolling Due Feb 10th

post #1 of 26
2/7/11 at 3:42pm
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OK so my emu egg is rocking and rolling and is due on Feb 10. It started Rocking Saturday. No pip yet. Temp is 97 F and humidity went from 30 to 42% so I know he is working...humidity rises when there is a hatch...I am sooo very psyched! Picked up the emu feed I ordered a month ago (hoping I didn't jinx it) and have everything set. Is it normal for the emu to rock and roll until hatch...it won't tire out? Any tips?

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post #2 of 26
2/7/11 at 4:50pm

Good luck..
Noticed your from my childhood stomping ground. Haven't been down there in a decade or two  but still have family in cape coral.
Will be interesting thinking about eums among the palm scrub.

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Proud to announce we are now 100% goat free
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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 #3 of 26
2/8/11 at 12:13pm

Good luck! I hope it hatches for you! flflflfl

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All my life I've wanted, just once, to say something clever without losing my train of thought.  ~Robert Brault
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post #4 of 26
2/8/11 at 1:15pm

keep us posted..the suspense is killing us..and we want photos!!!

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post #5 of 26
2/8/11 at 4:40pm
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The suspense is killing me too! It's still rocking and rolling!!! DUe on Thursday...I bet he is going to torture me until then LOL

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post #6 of 26
2/9/11 at 8:41am
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No pip yet, baby is chirping inside. If I put my ear close I hear him working and tearing inside. Come on baby break the shell!

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post #7 of 26
2/9/11 at 8:44am

That is so COOL! You have to understand, some of us have never hatched an Emu before. Ha Ha I am excited to see your Baby too!

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post #8 of 26
2/9/11 at 10:47am

quail lady
I am so excited, nervous for you...I'm not even there, and I am just sitting here on Pin's and needles waiting for updates to come from you!! ha ha ha...maybe you should QUICKLY setup a cheap webcam, so we can all watch the hatch as it proceeds.  That would be so cool.

Good luck and please keep us posted to the minute! LOL  smile

Dan

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post #9 of 26
2/9/11 at 11:13am
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This may sound a bit humorous (or crazy), but I have been talking to the egg through the glass every hour or so saying "come on baby you can do it"

Everytime I talk, the egg rocks more and more and the baby chirps and whistles like he is saying "I am trying!!!! Give me a break! Gosh!"

It probably will think it's name is Baby LOL

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post #10 of 26
2/9/11 at 1:34pm

Geepers Quail Lady I'm excited for you! It will probably wait until Thursday. Others on here have reported that their eggs rocked for a day or two before they hatched.

Be careful he may eat your Buttons.lol

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