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That's interesting, and I think you're right about the causes for splay leg. Thank you for clearing it up, I would've been one of those who went around not knowing what splay leg actually is. Everyone does seem to point fingers at what the cause is. It's funny what you said about the weight of...

Wow really? Thanks so much Foulman007, that really cleared everything up. His feet aren't splayed like that, they are just a wide stance I guess. I'm glad that it's normal and nothing to worry about. He gets frequent trips to the yard many times a day, and he is on a non -slip surface the rest...

Alright guys, by some miracle, the baby emu is up and walking now. I placed super non-slip padding in his cage to treat his splay leg and he seems to be getting better. Won't stop eating, it's ridiculous. He still walks with his legs somewhat outward facing, but they are getting better. Here are...

Hi guys, another quick question. The emu chick was getting much better with his splay legs, and was up and walking in the grass yesterday. He was still slipping on some other surfaces but he did very well on grass. Well this morning, he wouldn't stand up and would only shuffle; it seems as if...

Is the egg rocking? I would think that would be your main clue. I could tell when mine had internally pipped by the levelness of the egg and I could feel the chick moving around inside.

Hello everyone, just wanted to give a quick update and ask for advice. It's been a little over three days since hatching, and the emu has been struggling a little. It seems to have splayed leg (it always has it's legs spread straight out away from it and it was just shuffling itself around) so I...

July 14 @ 11:00AM.

Thanks for the info, I'll be sure to be more careful. What an awful predicament to be in! I hope the flush can wash them out.

What great looking babies!

Thank you 2buckskins! He or she is for sure very cute. It's working very hard to stand up now. It can hold it's head up for a little while at a time. The thing that worries me though is that sometimes when it rests, it has it's legs spread out, sometimes in a complete splits. It is only going on...

Well, after 47 days and 13 hours, we have a baby emu. It's resting in a rubbermaid right now. One thing I am worried about though: It seems to be breathing kindof funny. Like it's whistling, but not making any noise. It does this sometimes, and then sometimes it breathes fine. Also, it's still...

8:00PM was external pip! Wow this chick is going crazy, I'm so impressed! It's been working very hard on that thick shell...

Just wanted to give an update: I have a chick that has internally pipped and whistling. It is working diligently to get out of that egg, hopefully I'll have more to share soon!

I'll be following this also. It appears as if it has some genetics from both white and gray breeds. I would imagine that if it's not just a phase that it will "outgrow," you could use it in a breeding program to make a crossbreed. I think that the placement of the pattern is very interesting as...

Hello, I'm new as well! I too have chickens and quail and yet somehow I only find myself reading and posting in this section...

I have an egg that is rocking! One of the two eggs I have left (not the one with the air bubble floating around) has been rocking for three days, since day 34. It's gotten more and more visible; now whenever I turn the eggs, it gets fussy and rocks around quite a bit. The other egg hasn't...

Based on my research, I would say that the one has a detached air cell. I really hope this didn't affect it's growth. Does anyone have any ideas of what to do about this? I would think to just turn the egg big end up during lockdown, so that the air cell would be in the right position. Any...

Today marks day 31, and I have some more questions, sorry! On day 28 I started to notice that one of my eggs was looking funny, and it turned out it was oozing. I opened it up, and there was no growth. Luckily, I managed to keep the shell as a souvenir. Anyways, I have a few questions about the...

How sad! Freak accidents do happen though, and it certainly wasn't your fault. At least he was given a lot of love through his struggle, I'm sure he really appreciated that.

Today marks the (relative) halfway point for the emu egg incubation process! I've been weighing them everyday, which I understand is a little overboard, but I want to make sure I'm doing everything right. The first and third eggs have settled into an almost perfect weight loss schedule, and the...