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    Retired Metrology Engineer

    Retired from Metrology Engineering last year (FINALLY:bow) I grew up in a (very) rural village in Germany - Some might compare it to the Amish here in the USA - but for me it was just how we were raised - very minimal, almost survivalist style. I travelled starting at age 17 around Europe. Ended...
  2. Slothinc

    How to stabilize humidity in Brinsea Ovation

    Does anyone have a tabletop brinsea ovation - the 28 egg capacity kind? I am going crazy trying to stabilize the humidity in it. I need to maintain 35-45% humidity for emu eggs that I have in it. The water wells in the bottom I think are too large for that level. So I have been putting in small...
  3. S

    Emu chick aspirated

    Hello, I have a week old Emu chick that is aspirating. I very foolishly gave him meds via syringe without having fully understood how to do so properly. Ive never had to do thos with my quail or chickens and was not told by anyone who gave the supps how to administer. I was really concerned the...
  4. T

    Emu Female Aggression

    I'm not new to emu raising but i thought i would get some options and ideas from some more experienced people. I have a ~1.6 month female and i believes a 4 year old male. Ive just moved them into a new pen which i know has defentily stressed them out, so i know that probably one reason. But...
  5. MontserratChick

    Emu predators and shelter flooring

    Hello all! New emu owner here. We hatched 4 in May and we live in France. They are currently sheltered in a barn at night and have free range in our 150acre property during the day. They’re very, very tame and want to be with us at all times. We’re planning to fence the core of our property...
  6. C

    Emu egg - no signs of life

    Hi, i need your help with my emu egg. Today is the day 52 of incubation and egg shows no signs of life - no wiggles, no whistles,…but its tilted to one end and it keeps that end warm. I tried every possible test i found but im really concern about its life. I have been turning it 7 times a day...
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    • emu emu egg emu hatching emu life emu problem emu sign of life emu wiggles
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    • Forum: Ostriches, Emu, Rheas
  7. Modern Prehistorics

    New member with lots of room in my brain :-)

    Hello! I currently raise Emus, Chickens and Quail. I used to raise peafowl, Guinea fowl and ducks as well, but no longer have them after moving. I am so fascinated with the genetics and color make-ups that go into plumage and egg color that I'm always researching it in my free time! I am...
  8. J

    Emu may be stuck inside the egg?

    So I had two emus eggs, one of them already hatched and it’s doing good. Now the other one cracked a whole on the egg on the 55th day but it hasn’t break the egg and come out. Still breathing and opening its eyes. It’s been over 5 hours since the emu broke the egg and still there. Could emu be...
  9. R

    Internal pipping?

    So my emu eggs are approaching their hatch date but i'm not sure when to stop turning them. How to tell if they pipped internally, any tips? Thanks
  10. FNF

    Emu eggs

    I have a breeding pair of emus in western Virginia. The female laid a clutch of ten eggs in late November and we had four chicks hatch about three weeks ago or so. I retrieved the chicks after the male hatched them and they are in my barn brooder/pen.The pair have just started laying eggs again...
  11. R

    Question about temperature and egg turning

    So im incubating emu eggs and my incubator is set to 97°F (36.1°C) but the egg shells are around 98°F (36.9°C) is this normal? Also should the eggs be turned for example right 180° then left and then right again or left? Thanks
  12. emupriya

    Question about Emu Behavior

    My older emu who is a little over 1.5 years old has adopted a strange behavior. Whenever he is around my dad he curls his head, fluffs out his neck feathers (it looks like he’s wearing a boa), and struts around, making grunting and booming noises and following him wherever he goes. When I happen...
  13. 5

    Emu Knee problem

    Long story short my female was beening attacked by her male. She was in rought shape and heart her left lag. Now for the past week she's been located in the barn so we can keep an eye on her. But when i went down today i noticed she was not wanting to put weight on her left leg. So i look and...
  14. 5

    Help not sure what to do!

    My big girl has been acting a little strange these past few days, she been walking weird in a way that there are no real signs but you look at her and you can just tell something is up. She has also been tripping a lot(see video ). But today i think i found out why. I go down at around 3 to...
  15. emupriya

    Emu Being Bitten by Flies…

    Now that it is spring and the bugs are out, I’ve noticed mayflies landing on my emu’s (Kevin) neck and face and biting him. When I wipe them off there is sometimes a bead of blood. On my goats I use an animal specific bug spray but I don’t want to use this on Kevin, especially not around his...
  16. emupriya

    Introducing Emu Chick To Older Emu?

    I recently adopted a 2 week old male emu chick (Karl) as a companion for my 11 month old male emu (Kevin). The person we got Karl from warned us that Kevin will most certainly stomp Karl upon introduction, and we should wait until Karl is older + bigger. However, we have already introduced them...
  17. 5

    Bloated Emu Chick (Help)

    I have a emu chick who hatch Saterday. I didnt think he was going to beable to hatch but it did(It only lost like 10.3%). It is pretty bloated as one would expect, but my main consein is where its bloated i have had emu whith bloated stomach, i know what to do with them(just watch them). But...
  18. E

    Emu chick help?

    Emu chick keeps tucking their head underneath herself. She does this seemingly randomly and once she goes back up she goes right back to eating and drinking and pooping and having the zoomies. She’s about 4-5 weeks old. She’s on ratite, emu chick specific feed, gets lots of kale, veggies, fruit...
  19. C

    Emu chick in trouble

    I recently hatched 4 emu chicks. The first one to hatch was by far the smallest has been fine for a week but mid day today I started noticing odd behavior. He/she seems lethargic the other 4 are up and alert this one always seems to be sleeping. When he is awake he seems fine but crashes hard...
  20. Tyrovive

    Photo of my mob

    Elvis, the odd guy out, looking at Doris and Frank on nest. Of course I wasn’t in time for the recent contest😒
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