Emu Hatch-a-long 2012

[cyndiloowho]

They need to lose 15% (+/- 1.2%) of their weight during the duration of incubation.. and the duration will depend on your incubation temperature.. at 95.5 it will take closer to 58 days (which was recommended to me by a long time emu breeder from back in the emu production days)
and at 97.5 it will take closer to 50 days.

The amount of times to turn them varies by person.. I turn mine 5 times a day.. a male emu turns them a lot more than that. and some people here only turn theirs 3 times a day.

Everything else you have listed is spot on!

Oh one other thing to add.. when handling the eggs make sure your hands are CLEAN or wear surgical gloves.. bacteria and oils from your hands can cause problems down the road such as contamination and oils blocking the pores of the shell.

Try to weigh them at the same time each week. If you put then in at 10 am every week try to weigh them at 10am. I mark the pointy side of the eggs so I know that that mark is always facing me when I turn the egg each time. Sometimes the eggs roll and you will forget which end faces you when turning.

Thank you! All of this help tremendously.

 

[Yoda]

Hello everyone ! well egg 3 has hatched happy & healthy, however emu #1 &2 dont like him at all..lol he is in a seperate box for now..Will be setting 2 more today!
Cheers

Where's the pictures?

 

[yinepu]

First egg weights updated:


EGG A
January 16 532 g
January 23 522 g (-10 g)
January 30 513 g (-9 g)


EGG B
January 16 621 g
January 23 608 g (-13 g)
January 30 597 g (-11 g)


EGG C
January 16 659 g
January 23 648 g (-11 g)
January 30 638 g (-10 g)


EGG D
January 16 707 g
January 23 690 g (-17 g)
January 30 677 g (-13 g)

 

[Yoda]

Here are the weight for the 5 new eggs for week 1, so far no smelly ones. These are due to hatch around March 15th:

Egg 1 -
Jan 23 - 566
Jan 30 - 558 = 8 grams or 1.43%

Egg 2 -
Jan 23 - 608
Jan 30 - 597 = 11 grams or 1.81%

Egg 4 -
Jan 23 - 590
Jan 30 - 579 = 11 grams or 1.86%

Egg 7 -
Jan 23 - 577
Jan 30 - 563 = 14 grams or 2.43%

Egg 8 -
Jan 23 - 639
Jan 30 - 625 = 14 grams or 2.19%
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[Yoda]

I can hear egg 5 pecking at the shell but no chirping yet

 

[yinepu]

I can hear egg 5 pecking at the shell but no chirping yet

 

[cyndiloowho]

I can hear egg 5 pecking at the shell but no chirping yet

YIPPEE!

Thanks for letting us follow along!

 

[HeeereChicken]

Wow hatching emus!!

...that is so awesome!

 

[Sue2013]

Where's the pictures?

Helllooo Yoda...Coming up! They are now all together and snuggly.....

 

[yinepu]

Helllooo Yoda...Coming up! They are now all together and snuggly.....