2019 Emu Hatch-A-Long

[matt swenson]

every three days since the 22nd of January Taylor has laid an egg. she has been laying them right at sunset. if she lays tonight i will have six eggs and begin incubation. she just went into their enclosure. So things are looking good.

 

[matt swenson]

And now I have six eggs! Trying not to get excited as it's at least a 50 day wait from here.

 

[Pyxis]

View attachment 1665671 View attachment 1665672 And now I have six eggs! Trying not to get excited as it's at least a 50 day wait from here.

And 30 days until you can even tell if they're alive and growing or not

 

[countrybumpkin90]

Hello! I am excited to join this year's emu hatch a long, last time was back in 2011/2012ish. I'm picking up 10 eggs this evening and will be using a Dickey incubator, previously I used a Reptipro successfully. The breeder I'm getting my eggs from suggested I do not use the automatic turner and to hand turn, does anyone else suggest this? The turner doesn't roll the egg, just tilts it from side to side, which is ideal so I was bummed for her to suggest this.

 

[matt swenson]

Well they are in.

 

[countrybumpkin90]

Well they are in.

We’re starting on the same day, cool beans!

 

[countrybumpkin90]

Everyone is nestled in! We ended up with 9 since 1 was cracked

 

[matt swenson]

how big should the air vents be? like how much venting do you have in the aquarium incubator?

 

[countrybumpkin90]

I open the door/lid several times a day even when I’m not turning to get extra oxygen in there.
When I was using the Reptipro the eggs filled up most of the incubator, so I bought an aquarium air pump for $10 & ran the hose into the incubator. That gave it a constant blow of outside oxygenated air all the time

 

[Pyxis]

how big should the air vents be? like how much venting do you have in the aquarium incubator?

I've got several holes in the lid to let air in all the time, and also since I'm hand turning I'm completely opening the incubator at least five times a day, too. Air flow is really important for these guys.