EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[Blooie]

Elephants take 2 years....that's why they have flat feet.

 

[dan26552]

Emus are only like 50 days. See I saved you 10 days. 

55 to 60.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/emu-hatch-2013

 

[chicken hawk 33]

eeeewwwwwwwwww

fertile eggs?  why you say fertile?   and I have no clue how to break a broody goose except dont let her at the nest box

what u mean why a say fertile

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: Twins?

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote: You should read more of the article:" Here on BYC the general consensus was to incubate at 97.5 ºF for a duration of about 50 to 55 days. Some emu chicks will hatch out at 49 days and some may take the entire 55 days."

 

[The Duck Ladie]

Twins?

If she did a whole clutch.....

 

[dan26552]

You should read more of the article:" [COLOR=333333]Here on BYC the general consensus was to incubate at 97.5 ºF for a duration of about 50 to 55 days. Some emu chicks will hatch out at 49 days and some may take the entire 55 days."[/COLOR]

I did.

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote: And, how many days did it say normal 50-55, sometimes 49

 

[dan26552]

And, how many days did it say normal 50-55, sometimes 49

Yes but he also stated that the healthier ones hatched on day 60 at lower temp.

After speaking to Janice Castleberry, i discovered that through trial and error she discovered that a lower incubation temperature was more desirable. incubating at 95.5 is closer to the natural temperature that the male emu incubates the eggs. It DOES increase the number of days of incubation to closer to 60 days. However as Mrs Castleberry noted it resulted in much stronger and healthier emu chicks

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote: They may have run an experiment and those are the results that were received, But using the standard hatching parameters they hatch around 50 days.