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Hi there, How do you sex an emu by the patterns on the back of the head? The denser the patterning, female? gp P.S. Chicks are walking and starting to run now. Took some training but they did it.

I did this for the experience not for any payment. I am cool with that, it's all for fun. A few cigars would be good. I think getting fresh emu eggs to hatch and raise for a bit is a one in a life time type of experience. I may write an article for a newletter or something. Hope you enjoy your...

Ok but just a couple more. Emu chicks Day 3 post hatch. enjoy, gp

Hi everyone, Here are some weights at day 2. Should be roughly the same since they have not changed much. BW= birthweight at post-hatch day 2. Egg 1(Gonzales) weighed 663g (BW= 436g), egg 6 (Alabaster) weighed 673g (BW=454g) while egg 9 (Stazia) weighed 696g (BW=468g). The are all doing...

Oh yes, one more thing. Does anyone have emu diapers they want to donate for a week or two. LOL. Wash and return? Haha thanks, gp

Hi everyone, Im going to keep posting now about this for future emu hatchers. It is day 2 post hatch and the chicks are very much more attentive and they are starting to stand and watch. Let me ask about their food and their legs. I read a bunch of websites on chick feeding requirements and...

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Hi everyone, I'm convinced that I have two boys and a girl or vise versa. they are starting to be more attentive now. This is so cool. gp

Howdy everyone, As you can see my pics are up. enjoy! gp

Hi everyone, Sorry about all of the suspence. Can I add pictures to my previous posts during edit over the timeline? Chicks are doing great. It was a long wait thats for sure. Especially waking up to my alarm clock at 230 am to turn eggs and then again at 7 am for over a month and a half...

Hey everybody, Thanks for the clarification sounds great. I totally understand about the water thing. Just concerned of the babies navels because of the dirt, but like you said in the wild they aren't going to be spotless right. It may even help in some way- who knows. Yes! Celebration with...

THAT IS NOT A PIC OF MY EGGS or my set up. those eggs look very dirty and the water too. Good luck with them though. Try to keep the entire set up totally clean before they hatch. I heard that sometimes the navel gets infected and they die because of contamination (the stuff all over those...

By the way... After I put the two first chicks in the brooder, the temp. went to 90 oF. Perfect. thanks again, gp

Hi everyone, Thanks for the interest. I took tonnes of pictures. Great news!!!!!!!!!!! Gonzales or Hatched Egg 3 (egg 1 in lay) has hatched and is seperate from the egg. I betadined the navel and it is doing great. I have to go to a meeting tonight but promise I will post pics tonight some...

Ok Ok, I'm going to go grab a coffee and then I will load pics. They are really moving around in the bator now. So from my reading I should brood these guys around 90 degress which is almost what I have in my brooder (85oF). This will be ok right. What do you think? heres what the last egg...

Just another note for future emu hatchers (this is so neat) The skin around their eyes is a soft blue. Most of the hatching I have seen online have shown chicks with red swollen looking eyes. Think thats because everyone is incubating at too high of a temp for emus at 97oF or above which...

Hi everyone, Well 2 of the huge chicks are out and no problems with their yolk sac. I put betadine solution on their navels. Third one is on its way out but I have to stop opening the bator so it doesn't dry out. After I put the other petri dish of water in the incubator lastnight the humidity...

Just one more thing please? Can I please be bumped up from new egg? gp

Ok well I turned egg three just after I did egg number two. It cracked open just now. Three out of 3 alive so far. Thanks for all your help. gp

Good point on doing that 3 days before placement thing. I should have left them where they lay 3 days ago and then moved them. I took a piece of the shell off. It was trangular in shape. The size of the circular crack was about the same size as the other. I think the chick had to put more...