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

[Lazy Farmer]

OMG yes!! Have you seen the way some of those people touch the food, then put it back??

I was in Sam's club a while back and some woman opened a jar of a jelly or something touched the jelly and brought a small bit to her mouth. put the lid back on and put it on the shelf.....

I am not sure what it was, but it was something without the safety ring thong on it.. I had to go home and lie down after seeing that...

 

[Ebarnes-21]

Help, I have an emu egg I have damaged MASSES of membrane on, lots of blood, it is clotting but what do I do?

This turned out still alive during eggtopsy!! (I am experienced at diagnosing death in eggs accurately, all I can say is no pulse, no movement, no body temperature, and rigormortis at 3 days plus overdue are apparently not 100%, or else it was soon enough that I rescusitated it by accident)

The story is, 2 days after all other eggs hatched, Emu egg 8 still hadn't pipped internally. Every day it wiggled and rocked, confirming life, until today, 3 days overdue and no internal pip, no wiggling anymore. After a few minutes the egg temperature was dropping, consistant with a dead egg, not a live one with body temp.

We carefully opened a tiny 1/4" hole in the bubble end, and listened with stethoscope. No Heartbeat: no wiggling: temperature dropping.

We increased the hole incrementally until I could clearly see the membrane, confirmed that there was no movement, no pulse, touched the membrane and confirmed no movement no pulse, going cold now.

We were by now certain of death, the fetus was cold and rigid, consistant with rigormortis, showed no movement or pulse to stethoscope or finger. We proceeded to eggtopsy ... opened the membrane over the air cell, significant dark semiclotted blood was present. We accessed the head, which probably involved some chest pressure, and it started breathing!! Now pulse and breathing are present as per normal.

I have cleared the nostrils and placed cling film over the open air cell end (excepting for a small breathing hole) and placed the egg back in a high-humidity incubator (normally emus are hatched at 40%RH, so I've used 75%)

I have no high hopes of course, but what can I do that might give him/her a chance?

 

[BantyChooks]

Help, I have an emu egg I have damaged MASSES of membrane on, lots of blood, it is clotting but what do I do?

This turned out still alive during eggtopsy!! (I am experienced at diagnosing death in eggs accurately, all I can say is no pulse, no movement, no body temperature, and rigormortis at 3 days plus overdue are apparently not 100%, or else it was soon enough that I rescusitated it by accident)

The story is, 2 days after all other eggs hatched, Emu egg 8 still hadn't pipped internally. Every day it wiggled and rocked, confirming life, until today, 3 days overdue and no internal pip, no wiggling anymore. After a few minutes the egg temperature was dropping, consistant with a dead egg, not a live one with body temp.

We carefully opened a tiny 1/4" hole in the bubble end, and listened with stethoscope. No Heartbeat: no wiggling: temperature dropping.

We increased the hole incrementally until I could clearly see the membrane, confirmed that there was no movement, no pulse, touched the membrane and confirmed no movement no pulse, going cold now.

We were by now certain of death, the fetus was cold and rigid, consistant with rigormortis, showed no movement or pulse to stethoscope or finger. We proceeded to eggtopsy ... opened the membrane over the air cell, significant dark semiclotted blood was present. We accessed the head, which probably involved some chest pressure, and it started breathing!! Now pulse and breathing are present as per normal.

I have cleared the nostrils and placed cling film over the open air cell end (excepting for a small breathing hole) and placed the egg back in a high-humidity incubator (normally emus are hatched at 40%RH, so I've used 75%)

I have no high hopes of course, but what can I do that might give him/her a chance?

Oh my! I think what you've done is good.

 

[ronott1]

Help, I have an emu egg I have damaged MASSES of membrane on, lots of blood, it is clotting but what do I do?

This turned out still alive during eggtopsy!! (I am experienced at diagnosing death in eggs accurately, all I can say is no pulse, no movement, no body temperature, and rigormortis at 3 days plus overdue are apparently not 100%, or else it was soon enough that I rescusitated it by accident)

The story is, 2 days after all other eggs hatched, Emu egg 8 still hadn't pipped internally. Every day it wiggled and rocked, confirming life, until today, 3 days overdue and no internal pip, no wiggling anymore. After a few minutes the egg temperature was dropping, consistant with a dead egg, not a live one with body temp.

We carefully opened a tiny 1/4" hole in the bubble end, and listened with stethoscope. No Heartbeat: no wiggling: temperature dropping.

We increased the hole incrementally until I could clearly see the membrane, confirmed that there was no movement, no pulse, touched the membrane and confirmed no movement no pulse, going cold now.

We were by now certain of death, the fetus was cold and rigid, consistant with rigormortis, showed no movement or pulse to stethoscope or finger. We proceeded to eggtopsy ... opened the membrane over the air cell, significant dark semiclotted blood was present. We accessed the head, which probably involved some chest pressure, and it started breathing!! Now pulse and breathing are present as per normal.

I have cleared the nostrils and placed cling film over the open air cell end (excepting for a small breathing hole) and placed the egg back in a high-humidity incubator (normally emus are hatched at 40%RH, so I've used 75%)

I have no high hopes of course, but what can I do that might give him/her a chance?

I hope an Emu expert jumps in here!

There was a caleb I think on one of the Easter hatch a longs that hatched emus. Anyone know him?

You might need to give the little guy some water.

Gonna name it Lazarus?

 

[Ebarnes-21]

Ok thanks for that I'm a bit frantic ... Keep looking in the tiny peephole to check baby is still breathing ... s/he is, for now. There appears to be no further bleeding.

Poor little one looks miserable and gasps slightly. I'm not surprised so would I.

However, I do note with more positivity that baby is breathing deeper and more often now than only 20 minutes ago. (So glad I have that peephole).

Now I suppose only time and more time will tell ...

Lazarus may well be very fitting ... ! Poor little one will be lucky to make it yet but for now he's stable and breathing is a little easier ... a good sign I think.

 

[BantyChooks]

Ok thanks for that I'm a bit frantic ... Keep looking in the tiny peephole to check baby is still breathing ... s/he is, for now. There appears to be no further bleeding.

Poor little one looks miserable and gasps slightly. I'm not surprised so would I.

However, I do note with more positivity that baby is breathing deeper and more often now than only 20 minutes ago. (So glad I have that peephole).

Now I suppose only time and more time will tell ...

Lazarus may well be very fitting ... ! Poor little one will be lucky to make it yet but for now he's stable and breathing is a little easier ... a good sign I think.

I sure hope so.

 

[Phage]

Don't emus take ages to hatch?

If it is weak and not progressing and the membranes are not bleeding I would think about helping.
As a rule I don't help as there is usually a problem that prevented them hatching on their own at the right time.
Maybe an emu is "special", but if you do help be prepared for a bird that may not make it or may be special needs.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

 

[duluthralphie]

I feel bad I could not help,,,,,I am an expert on anything and everything, except emus.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

I feel bad I could not help,,,,,I am an expert on anything and everything, except emus.

someone found something Ralphy is not an expert on!! ?? Holy TOLEDO Batman whod a thunk it.