Emu eggs yet?

[ES Emus]

I saw where a North Carolina emu farm has already got chicks for sale, has egg production begun for any of the US members on here?

 

[Irine]

Last year my started in December, but I have saw them breeding and that was in the beginning of this month, so normally in about 30 days I expect to see an egg

 

[chickenzoo]

Last year mine started in Oct...but no eggs yet this year, that I can find...

 

[ES Emus]

me neither, I have seen behavior indicative of the birds pairing up, but no big green eggs as of yet...

 

[Tame Emu Guy]

Oooh, two mating-seasons! How much I can learn!

SE

 

[foulman007]

Mine were off playing the laying game just before dusk tonight. But I couldn't see well enough in the dark to find an egg. Last year they did not lay until mid January . But the weather is much cooler this year.

 

[chickenzoo]

Hey foulman! Been missing you on this fourm...Hehe

 

[foulman007]

It's been a very busy year. Hopefully things will slow down and I will have time to hatch a bunch of new babies. I have 3 girls that are ready to start breeding and their mom who is laying ,somewhere. A new huge male who booms all night looking for them girls. I will keep them apart a bit longer. A question for ya why do my males strut and boom but not my females. And yes I am sure of their sexes.

 

[Tame Emu Guy]

Hi, Foulman!! Yes, long time no post.

Teach me something, please: you wrote 'male that booms all night' -- was that a typo? or is it a male that vocalises all night?

S.E.

 

[chickenzoo]

Maybe they are cross gender??????? I don't know what would cause males to do that. All my males grunt....... All my females side walk and boom. ?