Rhea/Emu Hatching🐣

[KingD]

Has anybody ever hatched out an emu or a rhea chick?(in a standard incubator)
I'm well keen to try it at some stage!

I reacon they are top of the list for the cutest chicks ever!
If anyone has ever done it then please let me know because i would love some advice on getting started.
Also, pics would be awesome if anyone has any!

 

[ackie]

I clicked here to see pics of hatching emu. I am disappoint.

 

[MGG]

I clicked here to see pics of hatching emu. I am disappoint.

Lol! Me too

 

[MGG]

No not yet, but I have a friend with a heap of land who's said before that he's happy for me to use some of it.

Awesome! I think @Pyxis might do emus? Sorry pyxis if I'm wrong, lol.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Here's an older thread with a few emu hatchers in it.
Emu Hatch Along! | Page 3 | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise Chickens

Check out some of the older Easter and NYD hatchalongs for more ratite hatchers.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

36.4C/97.5 is the correct incubation temperature for Ostriches so I imagine it is the same for other ratites.

 

[Pyxis]

Awesome! I think @Pyxis might do emus? Sorry pyxis if I'm wrong, lol.

Yes, I do

Emus can incubate at a variety of temperatures, but 97.5 is the most commonly used. At that temperature, they take 50 days to hatch.

Humidity is also very important, and is best managed by tracking the weight loss of the eggs.

 

[KingD]

I haven't, but I want an emu or two so bad!
This is a really great article to read through. https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/emu-hatch.62800/

That's very helpful thanks a lot!

 

[KingD]

I clicked here to see pics of hatching emu. I am disappoint.

Well I wanna see some soooo bad!
Does anyone do it who's on the forum. Can we tag them?

 

[ackie]

Lol! Me too

Unsure if more or less disappoint than when 'AI chicks' were artificial insemination, not artificial intelligence.