2026 Emu Hatch-Along

[ShannonsChimkens]

Emu illiterate here. What colors are there?

White

Blonde

Standards

 

[tlcmurphy]

White
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Blonde
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Thanks, beautiful birds!

 

[SunriseChickers]

White
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Blonde
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The white is so pretty! I read that it can be relatively rare?

 

[Strawberry74]

You know… I’m not quite sure haven’t done the math yet. Mine normally hatch between 49 and 51 days. 97.5f and 43% humidity.

Looks like 1st week of March will be the first chicks if they survive. I never count them until they’re alive for 5 days! The last two seasons not a single chick survived out of 12. It was weird and not normal for us.

That's so odd that none of the babies survived! Did they actually make it out and live a few days or die just before hatch? I am sorry!!

 

[Strawberry74]

Yesterday's weigh-in had all but 2 relatively on track for weight-loss. The 2 that aren't had less loss than they should. I honestly don't pay too much attention to the weight-loss, but do it just because. Lol!

 

[ShannonsChimkens]

That's so odd that none of the babies survived! Did they actually make it out and live a few days or die just before hatch? I am sorry!!

One made it to hatch and survived a few days. The rest didn’t make it to hatch. Very weird since 18 hatched the season before and 31 the season before that.

So far this year seems much more “normal” for the number of eggs laid.