Are these emu eggs fertile? Hatchalong

[ShannonsChimkens]

Very good question! Not sure exactly. Flying by the seat of my pants with these things

If the next one freezes I could sacrifice todays egg. Guess we shall see. Unless I just do it now… choices!

 

[ShannonsChimkens]

This thread is so exciting! Just curious, as I have never raised emus, but do you candle these at all? I imagine they're pretty thick and hard to see into.

Best of luck to you with the hatch!

Thank you

They’re far too thick and dark to candle unfortunately. Wiggles are the main way of telling if they’re alive. But sometimes they don’t wiggle so

 

[LavenderDaFlerf]

Very good question! Not sure exactly. Flying by the seat of my pants with these things

If the next one freezes I could sacrifice todays egg. Guess we shall see. Unless I just do it now… choices!

I meant sacrifice the frozen egg and put that one in the bator. That one and the others would be close enough so it doesn't have to have a buddy.

 

[ShannonsChimkens]

I meant sacrifice the frozen egg and put that one in the bator. That one and the others would be close enough so it doesn't have to have a buddy.

Thought about that after my post… I was going to do it backwards You are right.

Yesterday I found another egg. We’re in the 40’s during the day now, so it’s not frozen. BUT… I may hold out for another week. If the first two eggs have a chick, they may start to wiggle in 7 or so days. So these two will go in this evening and just going to wait it out.

That will be 7 possible chicks brewing

 

[LavenderDaFlerf]

Thought about that after my post… I was going to do it backwards You are right.

Yesterday I found another egg. We’re in the 40’s during the day now, so it’s not frozen. BUT… I may hold out for another week. If the first two eggs have a chick, they may start to wiggle in 7 or so days. So these two will go in this evening and just going to wait it out.

That will be 7 possible chicks brewing

Definitely wait a week, no chicks should be wasted.

 

[ShannonsChimkens]

Definitely wait a week, no chicks should be wasted.

Agreed!

I have read numerous times that “typically” a female emu won’t lay unless she’s been bred. Two emu farmers in Florida said that same thing. They have 10+ breeding pairs. So just hoping Goosey Poo has been busy with Willy. I am gone all day during daylight hours during the week. So they do have time to do their business without an audience.

 

[LavenderDaFlerf]

Hopefully they're fertile.

 

[ShannonsChimkens]

7 officially brewing. Lesson learned… don’t put a colder egg right next to the temperature sensor. The incubator will continue to heat up way past where it should be

 

[LavenderDaFlerf]

7 officially brewing. Lesson learned… don’t put a colder egg right next to the temperature sensor. The incubator will continue to heat up way past where it should be
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How high did it get up to? Not in the danger zone I hope.

 

[ShannonsChimkens]

104, but wasn’t for very long. So hopefully no damage done.