Need Emu hatching Advice ASAP

[Pyxis]

Hey! Just saw this, sorry.

You might need to help it out - they usually take only eight hours to hatch from the time they pip. Ciara, Egg B on my thread, actually did this - she pipped sometime while I was sleeping. When I found her, she was stuck like yours was. She was starting to dry out in there, wasn't making progress, etc. I popped the shell open and she tumbled right out all good to go.

 

[Pyxis]

Stuck:

Popped open and out:

 

[507382]

Stuck:

Popped open and out:

How? With what? Little by little and tweezers or pliers?
Dumb it down for me please i have never done this before! Thanks!

 

[Pyxis]

How? With what? Little by little and tweezers or pliers?
Dumb it down for me please i have never done this before! Thanks!

Well I'm brave and I just popped the whole top off at once with my bare hands, lol. But I was confident she was ready. I'm not sure tweezers would really work well on a shell so thick.

Are you still seeing blood in the membrane?

Desi, my first egg, hatched on his own and was still a little bloody. His navel was a little bit open, but closed up quick. So some blood in that area is probably normal. But not up by the head, I wouldn't think.

 

[507382]

Well I'm brave and I just popped the whole top off at once with my bare hands, lol. But I was confident she was ready. I'm not sure tweezers would really work well on a shell so thick.

Are you still seeing blood in the membrane?

Desi, my first egg, hatched on his own and was still a little bloody. His navel was a little bit open, but closed up quick. So some blood in that area is probably normal. But not up by the head, I wouldn't think.

I will look when i get home. Yes the blood by the beak area confused me too. My second born had an open navel too and it closed up. Im just afraid i start chipping away and i damage something. Is that possible?

Ps yours was nearly out compared to mine. Dont think i could pop the top off lol

 

[WVduckchick]

Post a pic when you get home. Hopefully it hatched on its own while you were gone.

 

[507382]

WV your fingers crossed worked the little guy hatched while i was at work. I just phoned home. Cant wait to meet him. Should i make some honemade pedialyte? No stores near here.

 

[507382]

Ps thank you all for the help this site has been amazing source of information for me

 

[lena_]

Any updates on the baby, really hopes he/she makes it!

 

[WVduckchick]

WV your fingers crossed worked the little guy hatched while i was at work. I just phoned home. Cant wait to meet him. Should i make some honemade pedialyte? No stores near here.

can’t wait to see pics.