I'm sorry for your loss, it's always sad in situations such as these. Some advice I'd give for a future emu hatch would be to not pay as much attention to the percent humidity your thermometer says, rather the weight loss in the egg. As all eggs vary in thickness, size, etc, they will all need...
How long has it been since it started peeping? I decided to drill a hole just for oxygen after around 60 hours last week, and the bird hatched by itself at hour 72. He/she is now doing super. It's a judgement call, and it's possible that the hole I drilled didn't even help. 20% weight loss isn't...
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Under the guidance of various people, posts, and articles here on the forums (as well as books), I successfully hatched my first emu yesterday morning. The bird appears healthy in most respects, although he took a while to initially pip. However, he does appear to have very minor...
Proud to say our first emu ever just hatched yesterday, after a good 54 days of incubation. He/she appears healthy for the most part, but does have a minor crossbeak- I know this can be fatal in chickens, I'm hoping it won't be too serious for an emu. If anyone has/had a crossbeak, I'd love to...
Thanks for the information, I'll most likely be doing just that. One thing that has tripped me up a bit is the fact that my LG, with a fan, insists ALL eggs should be incubated at 99.5 in it. This seems silly to me when it varies so much in the wild. When reading one of your posts, I saw you...
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I'm looking to hatch out some rhea eggs this coming spring. Unfortunately, I have little experience with ratite incubation, and have a quick question about the incubator necessary. Most resources I've found seem to recommend a cabinet incubator, or at least one of the more expensive...
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I'm guessing you have helmeted guineas; they're the most common in the US. In that case, yep! The bump is perfectly normal, all of them have it, some more extreme than others. Have fun with those guys!
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In late May of this year, I hatched out a call duckling from only a few eggs- all of which from my own birds. The two parents were almost certainly not related, as they were from separate breeders in different states. A single duckling hatched from the two or so eggs...
Actually, this review is based in truth. Because Cornish crosses put all their food into gaining weight, they never fully develop their major organs, making them prone to many problems and diseases. By supporting this breed, you're essentially killing off the older, healthier, and more sensible...
Geese in general grow fairly fast, but Holderread's wouldn't grow any faster than Metzer's, possibly slower. This is an attribute to many pure-bred heritage breeds, but it will vary from breed to breed. With embdens, all should grow fairly quickly. It is likely that Holderread's will be...
I can understand that price is an issue, but you really have to factor in the quality of the birds themselves, if not their actual show quality. Birds from Metzer aren't really selectively bred, so you're getting birds that have low livability in comparison to Holderread. Metzer birds will be...
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I'm in the process of breeding some non-ideal buff chantecler stock, just sort of starting with what I have. The male has a nice cushion comb, but all the females I have have pea combs, which is rather annoying. I'm just curious what percentages of each comb the offspring will...
I have to agree with Pete. Holderread is far superior in service, stock quality, hatchability, livability, breed selection, etc. Metzer is a huge commercial hatchery with little regard for the customer or the bird. If you're looking for birds that are sure to survive, have excellent foraging...
Not sure about the buff. She doesn't have the typical ameraucana-cross muffs, so I can't speak to that. The rooster actually looks like a cree to me. Those are very rare in the US, and are often used for fly fishing ties. I'm not too familiar with the breed, so I can't be sure, but that's what...
If they were younger, I'd be more worried. They're 6 weeks old, and should be pretty tough. If they come in a day late and they don't make it, they're probably bad stock anyway. But I highly doubt that they won't. They should be fine...