2019 Emu Hatch-A-Long

[FishMtFarm]

I agree, the heat test works on bad eggs. All mine past that test and all five where duds or died.

 

[Misfits Farm 92]

Sorry I haven't replied on here for so long. I just found out that egg number 4 is rotten. I smelled something awful when I was turning them this morning. Today is the day that I needed to weigh them and when I weighed them I figured out which one stunk. How would I dispose of a rotten emu egg?

 

[Pyxis]

Sorry I haven't replied on here for so long. I just found out that egg number 4 is rotten. I smelled something awful when I was turning them this morning. Today is the day that I needed to weigh them and when I weighed them I figured out which one stunk. How would I dispose of a rotten emu egg?

I'd just bag it up (in case it decides to ooze) and then toss it in the trash.

 

[AlishaRichard]

Welp today is day 47 for 3 of my eggs. They are all doing the wiggle and I couldn't get weights on them anymore because they roll off the scale. 3 other eggs are on day 42 and all wiggle. Four other eggs are only on day 18. So far it is looking like I have 10 for 10. No stinky eggs so that is a plus. The wait is killing me. Now I will listen for whistles. Wont be long now.

PS- I didn't see a big wiggle until day 45 in the first three.

 

[AlishaRichard]

I wish I knew how to post a video or a picture on here. Two of these eggs we think are double yoke twins 800+ grams at start. On is day 42 and one is day 18. Wait and see...Wait and some more wait. LOL

 

[AlishaRichard]

Sorry I haven't replied on here for so long. I just found out that egg number 4 is rotten. I smelled something awful when I was turning them this morning. Today is the day that I needed to weigh them and when I weighed them I figured out which one stunk. How would I dispose of a rotten emu egg?

I am weird I always open them to see what happened. Then I put them in my compost.

 

[Pyxis]

I wish I knew how to post a video or a picture on here. Two of these eggs we think are double yoke twins 800+ grams at start. On is day 42 and one is day 18. Wait and see...Wait and some more wait. LOL

To post a video, you have to upload it to a site like Youtube first, and then you can post a link here.

 

[backyard pigeons]

Ok, so I won't be getting emus for a LONG time, but where do you buy a fertile emu eggs?

 

[AlishaRichard]

I have the top of the egg marked so when I wiggle test i set them on a smooth flat surface & let them roll to the position it stops at. Seems to wake them up a bit. Like FishMtFarm said, once you see one wiggle you’ll know it. Eyes may play tricks on you at first but you can’t miss it when it’s a chick. Tap the egg with your fingernail & whistle. If no movement after 5 minutes, put it back & try again later.
I personally haven’t found the temp test very accurate. The air cell gets cool rather quickly but even a bad egg will remain warm on the end where the contents are

This is what worked for me. I don't think I left them out long enough before because I was scared they would get cold. Today they would dance when we whistled at them. Boy can they boogie too. Absolutely nothing like when other poultry move. They were going from side to side. It was strange. Music to my eyes. They are right though when you finally see it you know! I screamed! Thank you for the tips.

 

[Pyxis]

Ok, so I won't be getting emus for a LONG time, but where do you buy a fertile emu eggs?

From someone who breeds emus

There are lots of places. Some people sell them on eBay, sometimes people advertise them for sale here, there are groups on Facebook where breeders hang out and talk and often they'll offer eggs for sale there, you might see someone selling on craigslist, etc etc.