Maybe it's a boy?

[The Sheriff]

I know Eve thinks it is a girl but the posts about the bulls eye on the boys heads have me wondering. What do you think? It really doesn't make a difference since it HAS NO NAME YET!

For reference this is the back of the head with the beak at the top of the picture.

 

[scbatz33]

could be. looks rather bull's eye-ish

 

[flyweed]

that's definitely a boy!

 

[Supreme Emu]

Some advice at this point, please. I've read various passages on the Net concerning How to Sex an Emu. Do I understand correctly that, whatever other noises they make, only females do the hunker-down neck-in-an-'S' bass-sound 'Gluk Gluk Gluk' thing? Determining the sex of emus in my situation -- I don't see them as babies. I can't handle them -- makes it all rather confusing. I named one emu 'Felicity' because it had beautiful eyelashes. For a year, I assumed it was a male, though, because it didn't Gluk Gluk . . . but now 'he' has started!!

Supreme Emu

 

[chickenzoo]

As babies males are suppose to have a bullseye, females do not..... i've not seen a female yet however to compare. As adults, females will vibrate their throats making a vibrating booming sound that can be heard from a good distance away.Their feathers also have more sway to them and they do the side ways walk. It sounds very much like deep base in a car stereo.
Males make a grunting type noise, sounds like a stalling gas powered weed wacker or chain saw that doesn't want to start. they both make different hiss type sounds that can mean anything from Hi to what is that etc....

 

[foulman007]

Boy !

 

[Supreme Emu]

Thank you kindly, Emu Hugger. Felicity the boy-emu-with-a-girl's-name has turned out to be . . . a girl.

Supreme Emu

 

[Happy Chooks]

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I don't have an emu, but I gotta say, I love they way you describe their noises!