Emu Hatch-a-long 2012

[cyndiloowho]

Oh, how I want to candle them.

 

[Raptor65]

Candling? I wish they had transparent shells. Would be lots of fun to actually watch them grow.

 

[yinepu]

Candling? I wish they had transparent shells. Would be lots of fun to actually watch them grow.

Oh Raptor.. you know you don't care about that...you just want to watch them wave at you when you whistle to them!

 

[Raptor65]

I'll settle for fuzzballs too.

Hopefully I'll get a wiggler this weekend, it'll be week 5 for my first egg on Sunday.

 

[yinepu]

I'll settle for fuzzballs too.

Hopefully I'll get a wiggler this weekend, it'll be week 5 for my first egg on Sunday.

 

[Yoda]

Here are the weights for this week. I am going to have to recheck egg 7 cause seems like a lot of loss
Egg 1 -
Jan 23 - 566 - % goal loss 84.9
Jan 30 - 558 = 8 grams or 1.43%
Feb 06 - 548 = 10 grams or 1.79%

Egg 2 -
Jan 23 - 608 - % goal loos 91.2
Jan 30 - 597 = 11 grams or 1.81%
Feb 06 - 585 = 12 grams or 2.01%

Egg 4 -
Jan 23 - 590 - % goal loss 88.5
Jan 30 - 579 = 11 grams or 1.86%
Feb 06 - 566 = 13 grams or 2.25%

Egg 7 -
Jan 23 - 577 - % goal loss 86.55
Jan 30 - 563 = 14 grams or 2.43%
Feb 06 - 546 = 17 grams or 3.02%

Egg 8 -
Jan 23 - 639 - % goal loss 95.85
Jan 30 - 625 = 14 grams or 2.19%
Feb 06 - 610 = 15 grams or 2.40%​

 

[yinepu]

Here are the weights for this week. I am going to have to recheck egg 7 cause seems like a lot of loss
Egg 1 -
Jan 23 - 566 - % goal loss 84.9
Jan 30 - 558 = 8 grams or 1.43%
Feb 06 - 548 = 10 grams or 1.79%

Egg 2 -
Jan 23 - 608 - % goal loos 91.2
Jan 30 - 597 = 11 grams or 1.81%
Feb 06 - 585 = 12 grams or 2.01%

Egg 4 -
Jan 23 - 590 - % goal loss 88.5
Jan 30 - 579 = 11 grams or 1.86%
Feb 06 - 566 = 13 grams or 2.25%

Egg 7 -
Jan 23 - 577 - % goal loss 86.55
Jan 30 - 563 = 14 grams or 2.43%
Feb 06 - 546 = 17 grams or 3.02%

Egg 8 -
Jan 23 - 639 - % goal loss 95.85
Jan 30 - 625 = 14 grams or 2.19%
Feb 06 - 610 = 15 grams or 2.40%​

I'm taking mine day by day.. it has been wetter here than normal (no real rain .. just spitting rain enough to mess with the humidity). A couple are right on track.. then I have a couple that are way off.. all in the same bator and fan placement isn't making any difference. I really don't want to sand some of them down since they are probably duds... but it can be frustrating when some work and play nice and others won't stay on track regardless. So I can feel your pain Yoda...

 

[Yoda]

my little one started doing the wry neck (I think it is called that?) thing. Her head curls up under her between her legs. I gave her some poly vitmans hoping it will work. I think she might have got some water in her lungs whne she started doing it. I hear her doing a weezing noise. Any help would be appriciated. I do not want to lose her after I got her to hatch out. Lost one last year and will be darned if I will go through that again.

 

[Yoda]

I took some pictures of her today. I am giving her pedialyte and poly vitamins. She cannot eat cause her head goes under her so I was forced to tube feed her. I put the chick starter and some cracked corn into my magic bullet and it turned it into a powder. I then mixed the powder with the pedialyte and vitamins, then tube fed her with a syringe and the tubing. So far so good as she is now walking around a little instead of being in a ball position. The first picture is of what she looked like when I found her this way last night. Picture 2 is after a tube feeding, she holds her head up for a longer period but then it goes into the last 2 pictures. As you can see there is a noticable curve at the neck and skull area. So far I tube fed her 3 times with the mixture. Is there anything else I can do?

 

[yinepu]

I took some pictures of her today. I am giving her pedialyte and poly vitamins. She cannot eat cause her head goes under her so I was forced to tube feed her. I put the chick starter and some cracked corn into my magic bullet and it turned it into a powder. I then mixed the powder with the pedialyte and vitamins, then tube fed her with a syringe and the tubing. So far so good as she is now walking around a little instead of being in a ball position. The first picture is of what she looked like when I found her this way last night. Picture 2 is after a tube feeding, she holds her head up for a longer period but then it goes into the last 2 pictures. As you can see there is a noticable curve at the neck and skull area. So far I tube fed her 3 times with the mixture. Is there anything else I can do?

I would give her some vitamin E.. along with some B-complex vitamins (including thiamine).. and see if that helps any

an infection can also cause it... is she still wheezing? if so you may need to get her a round of antibiotics... (if you have a stethoscope listen to her lungs)