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How long before I should give up?

post #1 of 7
5/16/12 at 11:12am
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I have 2 emu eggs in the incubator, and I haven't heard any peeping or seen any wiggling from them at all.  They were due to hatch on the 15th.  How long should I wait before I crack em open and see what went wrong?

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post #2 of 7
5/19/12 at 4:20pm
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Anyone?

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post #3 of 7
5/19/12 at 4:36pm

I don't know the answer to your question, but do find it interesting.  I tried to find something on the internet, but didn't come up with a definite answer.  I did however find this document, which I thought could be helpful in diagnosing what might have gone wrong.  Table 3 list several possible causes.  Table 1 shows the incubation time to hatch for Emu eggs, which I image you already know.  I would be interested in hearing about your outcome.  One day, I might try to do this myself.

 

http://gallus.tamu.edu/library/extpublications/b6092.pdf
 

Good luck and I hope someone can chime in with an answer for you.

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post #4 of 7
5/21/12 at 2:42am

At what temperature were they incubated?  Incubation temps play a major role in hatch date..

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Turkey Incubation and Hatching Guide     

 

Emu Egg Hatching Info 2013     

My Emu Hatch 2012     Sexing Emu Chicks     

Blowing Out Emu Eggs for Crafting     Our Hoop Coop build     

Hatching Muscovy Eggs     

 

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* ~  Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ~ * 
I don't have poultry.. I have mini feathered velociraptors
Turkey Incubation and Hatching Guide     

 

Emu Egg Hatching Info 2013     

My Emu Hatch 2012     Sexing Emu Chicks     

Blowing Out Emu Eggs for Crafting     Our Hoop Coop build     

Hatching Muscovy Eggs     

 

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post #5 of 7
5/21/12 at 4:59pm
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The incubator fluctuated quite a bit.  Couldn't get it to stay at one steady temp.  It was usually between 97 and 99 though.

Avatar is of my little Mallard that we had for 2 months last summer, Elvis.  Little guy broke my heart.
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post #6 of 7
5/22/12 at 2:45pm

How many days did you base the should have hatched date by?

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/kilis-second-hatch-cam-page I will have this up during hatches as much as I can.

 http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/gabrielle1976-swap-page   This is my swap page I will keep it updated best I can. 

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/gabrielle1976s-incubateing-experments-page My experament page where I will be doing hatching trials of diffrent incubation...

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http://www.ustream.tv/channel/kilis-second-hatch-cam-page I will have this up during hatches as much as I can.

 http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/gabrielle1976-swap-page   This is my swap page I will keep it updated best I can. 

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/gabrielle1976s-incubateing-experments-page My experament page where I will be doing hatching trials of diffrent incubation...

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post #7 of 7
5/23/12 at 6:32pm
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52 days.

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