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    Male emu got off nest after 2 weeks

    Update...on Monday we found a dead emu chick outside of Edward's nest and an egg that appeared to have been stepped on with a chick inside outside of nest..Edward had kicked out a few more of the eggs and they were cold...he was sitting on 15.we took 4 eggs out from under him that were warm and...
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    Male emu got off nest after 2 weeks

    This is so crazy..after he got off the nest and we pulled out the eggs he started sitting on the next egg the female layed. He now has eight eggs under him..all layed 3 days apart so there is a 21 day difference between the first and last egg and female is still laying and he is still grabbing...
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    Male emu got off nest after 2 weeks

    Hmmm. While the male (Edward) was sitting and the female (Edwina) continued too lay..he would scoop up the egg and put it in his nest..I had the bright? Idea of marking the eggs in the nest so any new egg I could pull out and drain and use for crafts..believing it to be infertile...it was...
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    Male emu got off nest after 2 weeks

    I'm confused ..she was still laying eggs while he was sitting..I think about 4...do you think they are fertile? I'm going to start taking the new ones and then going to incubate..hopefully she will keep laying! Thanks for your help!
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    Male emu got off nest after 2 weeks

    Thanks for info! Unfortunately we didn't know he had left the nest until it was too late to put in our incubator. Supposedly he is around 6 years old..we are the 3rd home of his so I don't have any background info,,,,the female is still laying every third day but I don't think they are...
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    Male emu got off nest after 2 weeks

    Does anyone know why my male emu would abandon the nest after sitting for 2 weeks? So bummed!
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    Keep a word, drop a word!

    Fruit bats
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    Ostrich Eggs

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    Ostrich Eggs

    I wish I knew how to post pix..I'm using my IPAD..maybe should use laptop..got tons of pix and videos!! We named them Okra and Olive!! We love them!!!
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    Ostrich Eggs

    It is day 41 and two of the 4 ostrich eggs have already hatched..they are so cute!! Running all over the place!! Now to teach them to eat !!!
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    Ostrich Eggs

    We are egg cited ..we have 4 ostrich eggs in our reptile pro 6000 incubator..we put them in a room with fresh air flow via two windows open, a ceiling fan and not latching door of incubator so humidity is running 25 in incubator and room 28. We are turning manually every 4 hours. We have them...
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    Ostrich Eggs

    I know the feeling.. Sorry to hear it!
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    Ostrich Eggs

    What kind of incubator are you going to use?
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