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Erka97 replied to the thread Double Yolk Incubation Research Project.

I'd love to get chickens; they're the easiest to hatch as far as I know. Maybe some more conventional duck eggs; those ones can go...

Erka97 attached a file to the thread The Emu Twin Experiment.

I've hatched twice before, but I am planning on reviewing the threads and articles on here about weight tracking since it's been two...

Erka97 attached a file to the thread Double yolk eggs of any kind wanted.

That's strange to me, since they are usually thrown away anyway [or eaten] and they're very unlikely to actually hatch. Still, I'll talk...

Erka97 posted a new thread.

Looking for any Kind of Double Yolk Eggs, Also Interested in Other Eggs of Interesting Species/Breed

Hello. I am currently setting up an experiment on the survivability of double yolked eggs, as I am a biology student. Therefore, I am in...

Forum: Other Poultry - Birds & Hatching Eggs

Erka97 posted a new thread.

Double yolk eggs of any kind wanted

Hello. I am currently setting up an experiment on the survivability of double yolked eggs, as I am a biology student. Therefore, I am in...

Forum: Chicken Hatching Eggs

Erka97 attached a file to the thread Will My Cracked Egg Still Hatch?.

I would like to share my cracked and repaired [with candle wax] emu egg. I noticed the crack on day three, but I suspect it's been there...

Erka97 attached a file to the thread The Emu Twin Experiment.

Thanks everyone for the good wishes. Included here is an image of my repair job -although I repaired some branch cracks I noticed after...

Erka97 replied to the thread Double Yolk Incubation Research Project.

Also, assisted hatching has nothing to do with malformations. I'm sorry your first experience was a bad one, but I have saved the lives...

Erka97 replied to the thread Double Yolk Incubation Research Project.

I have a thread over in the Emu, Ostrich, Rhea part of this site, it's probably still on the first page if you look there. As for...

Erka97 attached a file to the thread Double Yolk Incubation Research Project.

Hello. I thought you might be interested to see the egg I have. It's a [probably, you can't candle these babies] double yolk emu egg...

Erka97 replied to the thread Button quail vs emu egg.

What's the weight on your emu egg? I have one in right now that's over 900 grams. It looks big compared to other emu -I'd like to see...

Erka97 posted a new thread.

The Emu Twin Experiment

Hello everyone! So, a while back I found this very interesting article detailing the development and genetic testing of the first known...

Forum: Ostriches, Emu, Rheas

Erka97 replied to the thread Emu Egg Help.

Ultrasound wouldn't work because of the shell thickness; it's like trying to use ultrasound on bone. We humans are -in a way- lucky that...