Are these emu eggs fertile? Hatchalong

[GunnyBun]

I have been taking a little break for a while now, just stopped in to catch up and see how things are going. So sorry for your loss hopefully the others will hatch with no problems!

 

[ShannonsChimkens]

Tiny wiggles from the second 1/7 egg

 

[ShannonsChimkens]

Opened the 12/26 eggs. They both had embryos, one further along than the other. Some may find this gross, sorry if it bothers anyone. This stuff doesn’t bother me in the least. It’s when it’s a fully formed ready to hatch chick that breaks my heart.

The first egg had a tiny embryo smaller than a quarter. Maybe a week or two into incubation before it died? The second had a bigger embryo that looked to be 3 weeks ish or more? It definitely made it much further.

 

[Kiki]

Opened the 12/26 eggs. They both had embryos, one further along than the other. Some may find this gross, sorry if it bothers anyone. This stuff doesn’t bother me in the least. It’s when it’s a fully formed ready to hatch chick that breaks my heart.

The first egg had a tiny embryo smaller than a quarter. Maybe a week or two into incubation before it died? The second had a bigger embryo that looked to be 3 weeks ish or more? It definitely made it much further.
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Are you sure your temps are not getting too hot?

 

[LavenderDaFlerf]

Are you sure your temps are not getting too hot?

At one point the bator malfunctioned and got up to like 110 or something.

 

[ShannonsChimkens]

Are you sure your temps are not getting too hot?

She’s correct. Right around the time the more developed embryo died, is when the incubator went WAY past ok temps. Cold egg was placed next to the temp sensor in the incubator.

With the cabinet it’s been much much butter at holding temps and humidity. Yes butter.

 

[ShannonsChimkens]

Trying to maintain 96.5 to 97. So far it’s right on point.

 

[Kiki]

 

[ShannonsChimkens]

I swear it wasn’t on purpose!

 

[SheaLoner]

If you know someone with a stethoscope that may let you know the eggs state before they are old enough to wiggle.