Almost week-old emu not interested in eating much.

[jhebert9]

Good afternoon everyone! I'm a newbie to the emu world. I've raised chickens for years, but this is my first Emu. I ordered 2 eggs, and one hatched and I now have a bouncing baby emu, Reptar She hatched Wednesday of last week. I width-held food for 48hrs and water for 24 hours. She still isn't very interested in eating anything other than chopped greens. I have that along with 20% chick starter in the bin with her. Any suggestions? I tried a scrambled egg yesterday and she wasn't interested. May try again tonight. I've been trying to "teach" how to eat by poking it with my fingers. Also, not noticing her drinking much either so I added sav-a-chick probiotoc and electrolyte to her drinking water.

 

[tmorris]

How is she doing? I was hoping to see good answers! We just hatched our very first emu 2 days ago. Seems pretty sleepy still. Going outside for some sun today. Not too interested in water yet, either.

 

[briefvisit]

Sigh: this forum was a world-leader two years ago.

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[jhebert9]

Hi everyone, just seeing the replies. Luckily my little Reptar is doing wonderfully. Eating like a champ now, and growing FAST. Already probably doubled in size since hatch! Guess he/she just needed a little time!

 

[jhebert9]