Day 48 - Weight Loss 19%

[ulifarm]

Hello! New to incubating and have 2 emu eggs on Day 48. I am worried about one of the eggs and looking for advice.

Egg A - 18.99% weight loss
- Starting weight: 695g
- Current weight: 563g
- Wiggles like crazy, rolls over
- Have not heard it whistle back yet

Egg B - 12.68% weight loss
- Starting weight: 702g
- Current weight: 613g
- Has not wiggled yet

Is there such thing as too much weight loss that needs intervention? If so, what do I do? Would love any feedback or hear your experiences if they were similar! Thanks in advance.

 

[HappyDuckie]

@Pyxis

 

[ulifarm]

Bump

 

[Pyxis]

For the egg that is losing too much, you can try taping an area on it to reduce weight loss. You don't want to tape more than 10% of the surface area of the egg, though.

However, I've found that excessive weight loss can also be a sign of an infertile egg.

 

[ulifarm]

For the egg that is losing too much, you can try taping an area on it to reduce weight loss. You don't want to tape more than 10% of the surface area of the egg, though.

However, I've found that excessive weight loss can also be a sign of an infertile egg.

Even if it responds to whistling? Heres a video from earlier today

 

[Pyxis]

Even if it responds to whistling? Heres a video from earlier today

Nope, if he's moving like that then he's alive in there! What's the humidity like in your incubator?

 

[ulifarm]

Nope, if he's moving like that then he's alive in there! What's the humidity like in your incubator?

It's 97 degrees steadily, no fluctuations and 30% humidity - when I open the incubator, it drops some but I immediately put water in it and raise it within minutes or in the morning when I wake up, it drops some but I get it back to 30% within minutes also.

 

[Pyxis]

It's 97 degrees steadily, no fluctuations and 30% humidity - when I open the incubator, it drops some but I immediately put water in it and raise it within minutes or in the morning when I wake up, it drops some but I get it back to 30% within minutes also.

I would see about trying to get it to 35%, which will help slow the weight loss some.

You're looking at around a day 50 to 52 hatch with that temperature, so he should be coming out any day now, anyway.

 

[ulifarm]

I would see about trying to get it to 35%, which will help slow the weight loss some.

You're looking at around a day 50 to 52 hatch with that temperature, so he should be coming out any day now, anyway.

Okay, I got it up to 35%. I've read about how they can suffocate with too much weight loss so preparing for the worst in case I need to intervene. Just not sure when I should since i haven't heard it whistle back.