2019 Emu Hatch-A-Long

[Pyxis]

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?

That's a total bummer, sorry that happened to you Will the seller not replace them?

I was pretty worried about mine too because they managed to get stuck at a sort facility for over 24 hours for some reason and then when I opened the package the eggs were pretty cold to the touch. But they seem to be losing weight on track, or at least not waayyy too much, so I take that as a good sign. My only bad egg last year lost way too much weight the entire time it was incubating. All the ones that lost weight as expected had chicks in them. So, fingers crossed.

 

[Dkbahoo]

That's a total bummer, sorry that happened to you Will the seller not replace them?

I was pretty worried about mine too because they managed to get stuck at a sort facility for over 24 hours for some reason and then when I opened the package the eggs were pretty cold to the touch. But they seem to be losing weight on track, or at least not waayyy too much, so I take that as a good sign. My only bad egg last year lost way too much weight the entire time it was incubating. All the ones that lost weight as expected had chicks in them. So, fingers crossed.

No... I need to make a claim so I at least get some money back. Hope all goes well for you!!

 

[Pyxis]

No... I need to make a claim so I at least get some money back. Hope all goes well for you!!

Well that sucks I hope the PO pays out on the claim. Where did you buy the eggs, out of curiosity?

 

[Dkbahoo]

Well that sucks I hope the PO pays out on the claim. Where did you buy the eggs, out of curiosity?

A place in NM

 

[Pyxis]

A place in NM

I guess maybe they didn't realize that they would freeze since they're probably warmer :/ I really hope the PO pays out for you.

 

[aart]

A place in NM

Where do you live?

Risky shipping eggs to cold places...like VERMONT.... in winter

 

[Al Capon]

Laughing just thinking about an Emu incubator.. If I might ask, what does one do with Emus other than pets? Can you eat em? Eat the eggs? What's the draw other than interesting?

 

[Pyxis]

Where do you live?

Risky shipping eggs to cold places...like VERMONT.... in winter

Back in the days when I used to get a lot of shipped eggs, I actually had a lot shipped to me in the cold months, and never once had a problem with freezing. Proper packaging of eggs to keep them from breaking usually also insulates them from the cold. Which makes me wonder a bit if the packaging for @Dkbahoo's eggs was maybe a little supbar, thus allowing the eggs to freeze, and that maybe the cracking was actually from shipping and not the freezing itself...

 

[Pyxis]

Laughing just thinking about an Emu incubator.. If I might ask, what does one do with Emus other than pets? Can you eat em? Eat the eggs? What's the draw other than interesting?

Well, you can breed them, of course, and sell the eggs and chicks. People also blow the eggs to carve or decorate them and sell them as art pieces. But in general, emus are a meat animal. They are raised for their meat, and also their fat, which is rendered into oil. You've probably heard of emu oil in skin care and beauty products.

 

[Kalifornsky]

@Dkbahoo Yes I'm selling more eggs and will DM you a link. Unfortunately it's possible eggs could break during transportation and it's up to the seller and the post to best prevent broken merchandise. We went out and bought packing material to protect the eggs, and out of 10+ eggs shipped one hasn't broken (yet). I say yet because anything, unfortunately, can happen when the post is throwing boxes around. Your eggs might be covered by postal insurance, which is worth looking into.