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Strange you mention that Matt, I think one of my hens (Sterling?) is laying again after a period of no laying for about a month. She's paired up with a new mate and though I haven't actually seen anything, the two must be active. Either that, or another female has started to lay really late in...

Final hatch update! I give you feeding time: Since there were seven chicks we named them after the seven days of the week, with Monday (regular colored) being the oldest and Domingo being the youngest, who was the 2nd white chick to hatch! Out of the 8 eggs Denali was sitting on, 7 were...

@Pyxis It's definitely possible the white hen was laying, but I assumed she wasn't since she didn't seem to lay eggs last season either. Maybe she duped me and was Denali's secret second partner, or the younger emus were laying too. There's only one white bird on the property, so it wasn't a...

@aart It's not albino- emus come in three colors: regular (brown), blonde, and white. White birds are the rarest and I assumed you needed at the very least a blonde x blonde pairing to get a white, but this pairing was regular x blonde. White birds typically have clear color/blue/grey eyes...

Update on the hatch: A surprise! The 4th chick hatched white! We didn't even think it was possible, since we're pretty sure the parents are regular x blonde. Either the white emu snuck eggs into the nest or the regular bird has blonde genes somehow? The recently hatched 5th chick is a...

@AlishaRichard Yes they get wry neck. Treat it with vitamin E, which can be put in the water. I had a chick around a month old get it, and it went away after a week of treatment. I used something called E Oil from CVS. You might be able to feed it some directly if it's not drinking much. Hope...

Another one hatched last night! New baby is to the left. Close up There are two more currently hatching! I have to say this is less messy/stressful than the incubator. I've been giving dad emu food and water, which he's been snacking on. He was pecking on the chicks, too. I suppose it's...

And we've got Number 2!

Wow, he already kicked himself out! For scale, look at the teeny feet and the big toe of his dad!

I have a feeling the chicks will be far more likely to be tame if we hand-raise them, starting from as young as possible. This is my first time for a natural hatch so I can't say definitively, but the chicks will imprint on him rather than us, and I imagine that will have some impact on how...

I had to do some heaving to find this little guy! Luckily Denali is only showing aggression towards the other emus when they get too close. He lets me handle him fine. This one looks like regular coloring. I have some concerns about ants, but until I get something set up I'll let him fully...

I hear chirping from under Denali!! They're starting to hatch :wee

Oh no, sorry to hear about the bad egg Pyxis! :( If you decide to open it I hope it isn't too messy. @matt swenson Are your emus vocal? Females makes low drumming sounds and males, grunting sounds. The female will strut around with an "inflated throat" and try to impress the male with her size...

@Pyxis Sorry to hear about the eggs sitting out in the cold :( Hope that doesn't negatively effect the hatch. I did a bit of research earlier and people have managed to hatch refrigerated chicken eggs, so I would assume the same is possible for other types. They had to be warmed to room...

@Dkbahoo Yes I'm selling more eggs and will DM you a link. Unfortunately it's possible eggs could break during transportation and it's up to the seller and the post to best prevent broken merchandise. We went out and bought packing material to protect the eggs, and out of 10+ eggs shipped one...

Hey, I think those are my eggs you've got on the way! It'll be a lot of fun to see how the hatching goes, I'm excited!