Need Help Incubating! EMU EGG!

[Pyxis]

Ok thanks! So if your egg is losing weight it could still be un-fertile? That’s a let down! Haha! I hope that mine makes it to a chick! I got mine straight from a field full of about 25 emus and it was laid that day. I started the incubation that day! I have high hopes and will do anything to increase the odds

Yep, even if they lose weight they could be infertile. In fact last year the reason I knew one of my eggs was infertile was because it was losing way too much weight.

Also out of curiosity are your emus intelligent at all and how do you enjoy them? Could I potentially take my emu on walks or would they not follow me?

As babies they will follow you, if they are imprinted. They'll also follow you for treats. My female got out this year when a tree fell on the fence and I was worried she was gonna take off, but luckily when she saw me she just followed me right back into the pen. I wouldn't take them out of the pen on purpose though. If they get spooked they'll take right off and you might never see them again.

 

[FEAREDALPHA]

Yep, even if they lose weight they could be infertile. In fact last year the reason I knew one of my eggs was infertile was because it was losing way too much weight.



As babies they will follow you, if they are imprinted. They'll also follow you for treats. My female got out this year when a tree fell on the fence and I was worried she was gonna take off, but luckily when she saw me she just followed me right back into the pen. I wouldn't take them out of the pen on purpose though. If they get spooked they'll take right off and you might never see them again.

Ohhhhh oke this makes more sense! What are some ways that i can be sure that my egg is alive>? Anything helps!

 

[Pyxis]

Ohhhhh oke this makes more sense! What are some ways that i can be sure that my egg is alive>? Anything helps!

There are some ways you can tell if it's alive starting at day 30. The first one is the tilt test. When the emu embryo gets big enough, its weight settled in the small end of the egg pulls it down, causing the egg to tilt, like this:

Here's a real egg doing it:

And one tilting which is developing, and one this is not tilting which was not fertile:

Then, when they get a little older, they start to move They wiggle and shake as the chick inside moves around. If you whistle to them, they will often move in response to the sound. Before I incubated, the earliest reports I had heard of this happening what on day 32, but my smallest egg actually wiggled for the first time on day 30. My bigger eggs took longer.

Here's Egg 22 wiggling when whistled to:

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=362201200934142

And here's Egg 22, aka Desi the Emu, now:

 

[FishMtFarm]

I agree with Pyxis that you should drop your temp to 97.5. I incubated three eggs at that and had 100% hatch rate. They all hatched on or a day off of 50 days. Humidity isn’t as important if your egg is losing the proper percentage of weight. Too much weight loss needs more humidity and not enough needs less humidity.

 

[FEAREDALPHA]

I agree with Pyxis that you should drop your temp to 97.5. I incubated three eggs at that and had 100% hatch rate. They all hatched on or a day off of 50 days. Humidity isn’t as important if your egg is losing the proper percentage of weight. Too much weight loss needs more humidity and not enough needs less humidity.

Thank you so much! My Egg lost 3grams TODAY!>!>! my scale doesnt do 0.1 but only the whole number so what should i do?!?! is there not enough humidity>~!>?

 

[FEAREDALPHA]

There are some ways you can tell if it's alive starting at day 30. The first one is the tilt test. When the emu embryo gets big enough, its weight settled in the small end of the egg pulls it down, causing the egg to tilt, like this:

Here's a real egg doing it:

And one tilting which is developing, and one this is not tilting which was not fertile:

Then, when they get a little older, they start to move They wiggle and shake as the chick inside moves around. If you whistle to them, they will often move in response to the sound. Before I incubated, the earliest reports I had heard of this happening what on day 32, but my smallest egg actually wiggled for the first time on day 30. My bigger eggs took longer.

Here's Egg 22 wiggling when whistled to:

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=362201200934142

And here's Egg 22, aka Desi the Emu, now:

Thank you so much i guess it will be just a patience thing! My egg lost 3 grams today its was flickering between 2 and 3 grams so i left it for 10 seconds and it bottomed out at losing three grams! Do you think it isn't fertile? Isn't that way to much weight for it to loose?

 

[FEAREDALPHA]

Thank you so much i guess it will be just a patience thing! My egg lost 3 grams today its was flickering between 2 and 3 grams so i left it for 10 seconds and it bottomed out at losing three grams! Do you think it isn't fertile? Isn't that way to much weight for it to loose?

NOPE MAKE THAT 4grams! its definetly dead i bet.....

 

[FEAREDALPHA]

Thank you so much! My Egg lost 3grams TODAY!>!>! my scale doesnt do 0.1 but only the whole number so what should i do?!?! is there not enough humidity>~!>?

4 Grams i re-weighed it.....whats wrong>!>!

 

[Pyxis]

4 Grams i re-weighed it.....whats wrong>!>!

Nothing may be wrong. What is your humidity at currently?

 

[FEAREDALPHA]

Nothing may be wrong. What is your humidity at currently?

it says 40 percent but it hasnt gone lower then 35 percent it might be wrong idk...