2026 Emu Hatch-Along

[ShannonsChimkens]

 

[WingItRanch]

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Look at those chubby little toes!!!

 

[ShannonsChimkens]

These little peets?!

He was being a good test subject.

 

[Strawberry74]

I have photos of vent sexing emus if anyone needs them.

Yes please! I found some online after I started looking into it. Very interesting!

 

[Strawberry74]

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These little peets?!

He was being a good test subject.
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Hi sweet baby boy!! I can't wait for snuggles and whistles

 

[Strawberry74]

I can confirm wiggles in at least 6 of the original 14 that were set! They are on day 36. Hopefully the others were just sleeping.

 

[Slothinc]

I have photos of vent sexing emus if anyone needs them.

Oh my goodness, I would love to see photos. Have heard of so many WRONG dna test results lately, I wouldn’t dare risk it with emu again, since you can’t tell by their maturity for 18 months.

 

[Mrsshetland]

Hey guys, so I’m loving reading up on everything and seeing everyone’s journeys. We’ve always had loads of animals and hatched lots of things, recently I randomly bought 2 emu eggs and decided to try hatching….
I’m using a homemade last minute incubator but temps have been steady around 36.5 and humidity around 30%.
We are on day 51, one egg started oozing about a week ago so was removed and opened (no growth at all), weight loss for one left has been consistent and normal, currently at 12.3% with 13% due to hit around day 53-54 if current trend continues. Start weight 682g, today 598g. In the last few days these white lines have started appearing but I can’t find much information online, my gut feeling is stress from chick repositioning inside to pip internally? The lines look like chalk but are not chalky, totally dry and smooth (not cracks). If anyone could put my mind at ease I’d appreciate it!

We also have 3 eggs coming soon from same female, they live about 30 mins from us so no shipping etc.

 

[ABQ chicken keeper]

Hey guys, so I’m loving reading up on everything and seeing everyone’s journeys. We’ve always had loads of animals and hatched lots of things, recently I randomly bought 2 emu eggs and decided to try hatching….
I’m using a homemade last minute incubator but temps have been steady around 36.5 and humidity around 30%.
We are on day 51, one egg started oozing about a week ago so was removed and opened (no growth at all), weight loss for one left has been consistent and normal, currently at 12.3% with 13% due to hit around day 53-54 if current trend continues. Start weight 682g, today 598g. In the last few days these white lines have started appearing but I can’t find much information online, my gut feeling is stress from chick repositioning inside to pip internally? The lines look like chalk but are not chalky, totally dry and smooth (not cracks). If anyone could put my mind at ease I’d appreciate it!

We also have 3 eggs coming soon from same female, they live about 30 mins from us so no shipping etc.

Out of curiosity, what do you plan on doing with emu's?

 

[Mrsshetland]

Out of curiosity, what do you plan on doing with emu's?

I will keep them most likely, we have a farm with plenty of outbuildings and lots of space for them and can easily pop up a 6-8ft fence