Anyone up for a Hatchalong?

[Stellar]

I have been hand turning my eggs 4 times a day and due date is the 13th...one is wobbling. The other one has a ruptured membrane so I am taking more precautions.

I am going to look for a breeder soon to get more eggs.

 

[mitch324]

Flyweed thank you so much for watching my back and looking out for me and my eggs.

My first try I wired a few eggs to a LG turner and it was a disaster. This turner turns the tray about 120 degrees. The eggs then flop/roll another 40 degrees in the sock. So they do get the full 180 degree turn 3 times a day.

 

[The Sheriff]

Hopefully I have my girls! The seller I bought the eggs from on eBay allowed me to buy two day olds instead of the four eggs. He sold two of the eggs to a second chance buyer on eBay and is listing the other two tonight on a three day listing to ship on Monday. He has beautiful eggs! I was even able to have the shells so I can send the membrane in for DNA testing. I am really excited. Surely out of these two and the one I am hatching I will get at least one girl! Right?

 

[farmerChef]

Hope so, of course, if they are boys, you would just have to hatch some more

 

[Yoda]

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Those little ones are so cute! I hope all 3 are girls

What do you use to weigh the eggs?

 

[yinepu]

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I am so jealous! They are adorable (and hopefully are both girls)

congrats on the new babies!

 

[ericefl]

ahhh I am so jealous. I need to get an incubator and join this fun!

 

[9Catsz]

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Adorable! Are you using Avian Biotech for the DNA sexing? I've used them for the past 10 years to DNA parrots, super quick turnaround time and they've never gotten one wrong.

 

[The Sheriff]

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No, I use Zoogen in Davis, CA. It is near my home, fast turnaround time, I can drive the samples over to them, and the avian vet for emus highly recommends them. He said in studies done on online DNA sexing labs inaccuracy ran up to 67%. That shocked me. He said Zoogen was the only one he would use. I have been very satisfied with them.

http://zoogendna.com/Home_Page.html

 

[yinepu]

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No, I use Zoogen in Davis, CA. It is near my home, fast turnaround time, I can drive the samples over to them, and the avian vet for emus highly recommends them. He said in studies done on online DNA sexing labs inaccuracy ran up to 67%. That shocked me. He said Zoogen was the only one he would use. I have been very satisfied with them.

http://zoogendna.com/Home_Page.html

how big of a piece of emu egg shell do they need?