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Awesome! Congrats!!! 42 days is what we invest for ostrich. I'm sure it's very similar to Emus. It's something when they pop out of that shell I've been looking for a Hatchrite incubator for some time now. And we found one in PRISTINE condition, still in the crate. Brand new, but over 15 years old, never used. It got delivered tonight from Kansas. The reason we wanted one is because they actually roll the egg instead of being in a tilting dolly with a turner motor assembly. As you know from your own ratites, the hens roll the eggs while they rest on their sides. The Hatchrite does the same thing. Now the company is out of business. They fell with the rest of the ostrich breeding industry a long while back. But their machines? They are still around. I'm REALLY excited to get this thing. I couldn't go back to sleep. I'm about to go crank it up.... Stay tuned lol )))Mine don't have auto turners so I turned them by hand. It's a big committment for emus as it takes almost two months. I never missed a turn......and it paid off. We just love these little guys. They're just a week old and there growing fast.