2019 Emu Hatch-A-Long

[Pyxis]

What are you hhatching them in?

I made an incubator specifically for emu eggs. If I make enough money selling chicks, I'll be buying a GQF 1502 Sportsman to use next season instead.

 

[FEAREDALPHA]

I made an incubator specifically for emu eggs. If I make enough money selling chicks, I'll be buying a GQF 1502 Sportsman to use next season instead.

That'd be awesome! Plus you would probably pay it off in a season or two!

 

[Kalifornsky]

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!

 

[drumstick diva]

following

 

[Farmgurl4]

I am in Northwest Florida. We have a pair of emu and want very much to hatch some eggs. Our boy has tried twice previously to set on eggs without success. He stuck with it the whole time with no reward. I thought it might be due to the humidly level here, but someone told me that several folks have been successful at hatching this way in Florida. As far as an incubator, all I have is a less expensive one and a large fridge that was converted into one. I have had good success with duck, chicken and geese eggs but I know emu are very different! Anyone else had success doing it the old fashioned way in Florida...or other warm, humid climate? He lost his mate last year and has just been introduced to a new one recently...which immediately spurred the mating process and her laying. She is laying now. Would love any advice!

 

[Pyxis]

I am in Northwest Florida. We have a pair of emu and want very much to hatch some eggs. Our boy has tried twice previously to set on eggs without success. He stuck with it the whole time with no reward. I thought it might be due to the humidly level here, but someone told me that several folks have been successful at hatching this way in Florida. As far as an incubator, all I have is a less expensive one and a large fridge that was converted into one. I have had good success with duck, chicken and geese eggs but I know emu are very different! Anyone else had success doing it the old fashioned way in Florida...or other warm, humid climate? He lost his mate last year and has just been introduced to a new one recently...which immediately spurred the mating process and her laying. She is laying now. Would love any advice!

Good luck! I don't have any advice about dealing with the high humidity as far as natural hatching under the male goes, but I hope someone can chime in on that for you.

 

[Pyxis]

Eggs are in and incubating away I started them on 1/18. I'll be doing their first weight loss check in when I turn them again in a few hours.

Don't mind the temperature on that little hygrometer in the corner, it's wrong. I only use it to monitor the humidity.

 

[perchie.girl]

 

[Pyxis]

Weigh in results! Looks like all the all the larger eggs lost a little too little, and all the smaller eggs a little too much. If that keeps up, the smaller eggs will get taped a little bit so I can safely lower the humidity for the big eggs.

 

[Dkbahoo]

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!

Do you have more eggs? I just got shipped eggs and they were cracked and frozen. What’s the best protocol for shipped eggs anyway?