Well this first hatch is not looking great, sadly. Of the 14 eggs, only 6 ever started wiggling. Of the 6 local eggs only 2 and I think one is malpositioned and will likely not hatch. It's wiggles are less evident and I can't "hear" the movement inside the egg like I can the others. If I could pinpoint where baby is trying to pip I could try and help, but the outcome will likely not be favorable.
@ShannonsChimkens any suggestions?
Of the 8 shipped eggs, 4 of them wiggle, but 1hasn't for over a week now so I not expecting it to hatch.
As of this morning, there are 3 internal pips and whistles! The 4th is active in the egg so it should pip soon. Again, not confident in the 5th.
It's really surprising that the local eggs did so poorly compared to the shipped eggs. I think the local eggs didn't develop or start due to being the first eggs of the season, cold temperatures when laid or perhaps age of the eggs. I know at least one of the eggs was left out all night, but they didn't know which and with her only laying every 3 to 4 days the time it took to collect 6 was about 3 weeks. Emu eggs are viable that long but fresh is always best for a better hatch rate.
Some of these eggs could still surprise me, but I think it's highly unlikely.
The next hatch is due in about 2.5 weeks. Hopefully a better hatch rate! I already see a few wiggling!
Hopefully some babies will hatch out later today or tomorrow.
