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Hey Grassman! At two weeks of age, emu chicks are rapidly gaining weight and very active and we try to maintain their brooder temperature at 80-85 degrees from day 11 to three weeks of age. They are on the verge of being a little large and active for chicks fresh out of the egg who need to get plenty of rest and are just gaining their strength to stand and take those first wobbly steps, learning to eat and drink. We try to keep the newly hatched birds at 88-92 degrees for the first ten days or so. Once the birds get to be a week old, they are running around and can be kept with the older birds with very little problems and you don't have to worry about them being constantly knocked down and run over by the larger birds. So you kinda have to play it by ear and judge when the newbies are ready to hold their own with the older chicks. Some may need only a few days to get their strength up, some may take a few days longer. But being only two weeks apart, you should be able to raise them all together once they reach a week or so in age...just make sure that they have plenty of room to run around. Hope this helps. ES
Hey Grassman! At two weeks of age, emu chicks are rapidly gaining weight and very active and we try to maintain their brooder temperature at 80-85 degrees from day 11 to three weeks of age. They are on the verge of being a little large and active for chicks fresh out of the egg who need to get plenty of rest and are just gaining their strength to stand and take those first wobbly steps, learning to eat and drink. We try to keep the newly hatched birds at 88-92 degrees for the first ten days or so. Once the birds get to be a week old, they are running around and can be kept with the older birds with very little problems and you don't have to worry about them being constantly knocked down and run over by the larger birds. So you kinda have to play it by ear and judge when the newbies are ready to hold their own with the older chicks. Some may need only a few days to get their strength up, some may take a few days longer. But being only two weeks apart, you should be able to raise them all together once they reach a week or so in age...just make sure that they have plenty of room to run around. Hope this helps. ES
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