Emu Egg weight loss help!!

[sully023]

I've got 2 emu eggs I started on March 13th and I never weighed them. I was too excited and put them into the incubator at 96.0°F Hand turned them 3 times a day and had the humidity at 21%-24%. On day 5 i finally got a gram scale and Egg A weighed in at 582G and egg B.) weighed in at 579G, for the first 2 weeks they were right on track. (15% weight loss) then slowly they started losing weight and more and more... today, A.) weighs 531 G and B.) Weighs 532G.. this Sunday (Yes, Easter) to be on track they'd need to weigh A.)534 and B.) 533.. what do I do? Should I drastically change the humidity up to like 60-80? I don't know what to do and I really want them to hatch... please help me!
Thanks so much!
Sully

 

[birdmanmax]

Sounds to me your eggs aren't that far off. Eggs don't lose wieght at an exact wieght nor do emu eggs always lose the whole 15%. I kept the humidity at 30% and turned 5 times a day, my incubator is homemade and the temp at the bottom of the egg was about 93-95 and the top 97-98, I stopped weighing around week 4 and I had 5/5 eggs hatch! Weight loss and even incubation is not an exact science, for the time being I wouldn't worry.

 

[mydetoxnurse]

hi all ...my EMU eggs (2) have been in the incubator for 60 days
they are still loosing weight but have not pipped
can someone help?