Emu Hatch-a-long 2012

[Grassman 52]

Here's my little guy outside running around - had him out yesterday in the sun - was walking like a drunken solder - today running like a pro - feet and legs look good.

 

[Ellamumu]

soooo sweet and perfect!

 

[Avie]

I love this thread!

 

[Grassman 52]

went through the balance of my eggs and pulled all that were cold and showed no movement - Drilled and blown out - no live chicks (thank god)

Here's what I have left

1) -57 days old still moving
7) - 51 days old with two Pip'd internally and chirping - bal warm and moving
6) - 45 days old - all moving

Here's all the eggs that didn't make it

 

[Avie]

Here's what I have left

1) -57 days old still moving
7) - 51 days old with two Pip'd internally and chirping - bal warm and moving
6) - 45 days old - all moving

So that's 14 that are alive and kicking (15 counting Pogo!)
Out of how many total?

It would be interesting to do a summary of this thread -- how many hatch vs non-hatch, and describe the location the eggs came from, type of shipping, etc.

 

[Grassman 52]

just lost the one that was 57 days old - it was mispositioned - tried to save it but it didn't make it.

 

[Kiril749]

just lost the one that was 57 days old - it was mispositioned - tried to save it but it didn't make it.

Awe, sorry Grassman.......at least you tried to give him a chance. Good luck with the others.

I still have one chirping and one scratching. That's it for me. I started with four so I will be very happy with the one that has hatched and the two about to hatch. (Fingers Crossed)

 

[Yoda]

Congrats on the hatches guys!!!!!
They grow really fast. Sorin my boy hatched first and Callisto I helped out of the egg 2 days later and there is like a 3-4 inch height difference between them.

Here is my weight for this week
Start: 457 grams = 15% loss of 68.55 total grams or goal weight of 388.45 grams at hatch
Wk 1: 440 grams = 17 grams lost
Wk 2: 428 grams = 12 grams lost
Wk 3: 416 grams = 12 grams lost

 

[Tame Emu Guy]

Avie’s idea – pooling statistics – is a good idea, I think (and another candidate for a 'standing-thread').

Guys, I’d be grateful to anyone who has bred/hatched a lot of emus, and can tell me anything about the ratio between males and females. (It has to do with figurin’ out the mating-dynamic of the wild birds.)

Supreme Emu
Western Australia

 

[Kiril749]

Good Morning All,

Now that my Emus have hatched and/or are hatching I need to finish up their living quarters. I've given them about 1/2 acre or more of open space and partial pine grove. I live in the Northeast just south of Boston. My question is are there any plants that are particularly dangerous for Emu? Also, what plantings could I add to give them a more natural and beneficial environment. Maybe this is the wrong thread but I really like all of the advice the seasoned emu keepers have been giving.

Thanks in advance........