Pyxis' Emu Chat Thread

[perchie.girl]

Actually yes



At least five feet. I'm going to do either five or six. Six would be a total pain to put up since it would be taller than me and the gate would be a nightmare to deal with I'm sure.

six food fence and use a dog kennel panel for a gate... you can hinge the panel for driving a vehicle in if you need it.... but the kennel panel will have a human gate in it for easy access. They have gravity latches that can be secured by a padlock.

my whole poultry coop is made of these panels....

gate panel they flip over to use on the other side.... latches bolt on.

http://afence.com/store/Chainlink-Dog-Kennels/

deb

 

[Pyxis]

Do they hatch easily on their own, or likely to need assistance?

Luckily they pretty much hatch on their own. After they internally pip, they have an air supply that could last them three days, but most of them are out within 24 hours of internal pip according to what I have read.

Are you supposed to let Emus have access to batheing water? I've heard they are good swimmers.

Mine will have a pool! They do like to swim. They don't need a pool, but it will make them happy so they'll have one. Probably will have to share with ducks and geese though, lol.

Commenting to subscribe! I want to hatch emu eggs so bad! But I’m not sure how big of an incubator would be needed? Especially when they are ready to hatch, how tall does the incubator need to be?

I am using a ten gallon aquarium that I turned into an incubator. I would make sure that the incubator is tall enough that they could stand up in it if there's a chance you wouldn't be able to move them right to a brooder after they hatch.

 

[ticketism]

Oh wow, I've been followingthis thread for ages and had to come back to marathon my way through 13 new pages of posts I am INVESTED here, I tell ya! It's getting sooo close, emu day is fast approaching! You must be so excited - I know I am and they're not even my chicks! Hahaha. Absolutely adorable, I can't wait to see how the hatch goes!

 

[flappychicken]

This is so cool!!! I have always wanted an emu but my family is rather against it. xD BUT I am so happy for you!

 

[Sleek28]

What day will the Emus (hopefully) hatch?

 

[Pyxis]

What day will the Emus (hopefully) hatch?

Saturday or Sunday, or it could go longer than that too.

 

[Sleek28]

Saturday or Sunday, or it could go longer than that too.

Yay! Keep us posted, do all three have embryos?

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Saturday or Sunday, or it could go longer than that too.

 

[Ruralhideaway]

You must be super pumped! Everyone else sure is.

 

[featherz]

I'll be watching!! I haven't checked in here in a few days but wanna see the babies!! I think one of my eggs is a dud but the other is right on track. Power went off last night and they were on autoturn for a few hours, hope that didn't hurt anything..

go babies go!!