Going to try hatching emus again!!

[Pyxis]

Took the tape off AA as it’s back on track now that we slowed weight loss this past week. Egg BB is right on the money this week!
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They're almost a month along now, right? Any signs of life?

 

[FishMtFarm]

They have one more week and they will be at a month. So next week I’ll start doing some fertility tests.

 

[MillersFarm]

How exciting~! Been in the hatching spirit all month (Despite the crap weather) will be watching this thread for a bit to learn as much as I can. Might try setting some emu eggs myself if this these fellers don't hatch.. Fingers crossed all goes well

 

[FishMtFarm]

Oh I have a friend with 4 eggs going and two are definately alive so you will have emu babies! I do suggest trying hatching them as it’s a rewarding experience but make sure before you hatch eggs, you have a plan for the babies and a safe and appropriate area and fence for them. Those suckers can jump!

 

[Kiki]

Two local emus made my news yesterday...they escaped their owners yard and were running all over town.
https://abc3340.com/news/offbeat/police-capture-pair-of-runaway-emus-in-coastal-texas

 

[FishMtFarm]

Lol that seems to happen a lot. We have ours trained to come to you with a grain dish.

 

[FishMtFarm]

Today we had heavy rain and the power went out. My good friend has emu eggs going in his incubator so he came over and grabbed mine and put them in his until the power came back on. I went and got them and before I put them back in I did the heat test. Well, both eggs were extremely warm on the chick side and super cool on the air cell end. So that is a really great sign! Will do the tilt test when we weigh them again.

 

[MillersFarm]

Yikes, glad the eggs are doing well.. @FishMtFarm a bit off topic but I was thinking about turning my goat pasture into an emu run.. it's about 250x300 ft, the fence is only 5 feet high though.. Would emus be able to jump that?
Also, is 250x300 big enough for 2 fully grown emus? If not I could always add on to the run no problem.

 

[FishMtFarm]

Well my pasture is an acre and that seems to be good for a pair, so if you have an acre that’s sufficient. My fence is 6 foot and they are contained but my gate is 5 and I had one go over it before it was full grown so you may want to add another foot to the top. You have lots of time tho.

 

[FishMtFarm]

Some exciting news. Both eggs have a noticeable tilt! AA is off in weight by 6 ounces so I moved it in the incubator closer to the vent to encourage better moisture loss. BB is almost right on track being less than an ounce off! So we have about 3 more weeks to get AA on track better. By next week hopefully we can see movement.