Hello all! This is my first post here, though i have been a reader for quite sometime now!
So my question pertains to accidentally over incubating emu eggs at 100 degrees roughly for the first 20 days of incubation. I have hatched tons of different feathered friends and MOST tend to be around that range, so i did not figure it would be an issue. I now have discovered my error and that 96-97.5 is ideal.
The incubator has now been adjusted, however i am curious if anyone has heated Emu specifically that much over ideal incubation temperature for that long of a time. If so, did you have success with your hatch? If so do you feel it greatly impacted your hatch rate?
I have in the past (when i was a teen and had a very cheap incubator) incubated quail over temperature and they turned out to actually somehow have a decent hatch rate. I have 2 (not cheap) emu eggs and i am hoping for a miracle with them! Definitely a learning experience as i have never raised emu before.
Thanks in advance for your response's everyone!
So my question pertains to accidentally over incubating emu eggs at 100 degrees roughly for the first 20 days of incubation. I have hatched tons of different feathered friends and MOST tend to be around that range, so i did not figure it would be an issue. I now have discovered my error and that 96-97.5 is ideal.
The incubator has now been adjusted, however i am curious if anyone has heated Emu specifically that much over ideal incubation temperature for that long of a time. If so, did you have success with your hatch? If so do you feel it greatly impacted your hatch rate?
I have in the past (when i was a teen and had a very cheap incubator) incubated quail over temperature and they turned out to actually somehow have a decent hatch rate. I have 2 (not cheap) emu eggs and i am hoping for a miracle with them! Definitely a learning experience as i have never raised emu before.
Thanks in advance for your response's everyone!
Good luck. Hope that all goes well and your eggs hatch.
