LOOK at what is going in my 'bator!

[okiron]

Holy cow, neat! I can't wait to see how this journey goes.

 

[pinkchick]

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I wonder if they would make it through the shipping process. I have a bunch that are blown.

They are one of the coolest eggs I have ever seen or touched. Cracking them open is a whole different experience. The yolk is HUGE.....imagine a pile of mashed potatoes 1" thick with a diameter bigger than a softball.
My friend was afraid to crack one open to see if they were fertile, so she asked me to do it. WARNING you need a hammer to crack it!

 

[BirdBrained]

Cool egg,you gonna keep the fuzzy butt?

 

[Dogwood Farm]

How many days till hatch for an Emu? Can't wait to see the pics of the baby.

 

[92caddy]

Romur has it, if you can hatch a emu, you can hatch anything. We've hatch 5 now, its a looong wait, but man are they ever cute when they hatch. Good luck and keep us posted. If you have any questions on hatching it, ask away.............

 

[CANDLE98]

What do you do with an Emu? Aren't they huge like an ostrich?

 

[ChanceRider]

Wow, it's great that you were able to get an emu egg. My emus lay their eggs in November/December, with the chicks hatching out the end of February.... then, they're done for the year. A friend of mine is indefinitely loaning me two cabinet incubators that he used when he raised emus commercially. I can't wait til next year to collect and hatch the eggs. I already have a waiting list of people who want to buy emu chicks next season.

Hope all goes well with your hatch! I never get tired of seeing little striped emu chicks and hope you'll post lots of pics!

 

[pinkchick]

49-52 days incubation period! Yeah can't wait to see what happens. My friends Emu has been laying since November and hasn't layed an egg in 5 days. I bet she is done for the year. Should have stuck several in the bator...but the bator wasn't ready in time.

As for what one does with Emu....many things. I am just doing it for the fun of it. Next year my friend and I are going to try our hand at several.
I just think that it is pretty cool that they have been around for like 80 million years....that's so total prehistoric it's unreal.