When to stop turning emu eggs?

[birdmanmax]

I have done a lot of research on this topic but cannot find a direct answer. Today is day 50 for my eggs and I need help to figure out when to stop turning.

 

[briefvisit]

Me not an incubator: do you stop turning them?

 

[birdmanmax]

I believe you stop turning at some point. I'm going to continue turning I figure it can't hurt and if I notice a pip I'm going to stop turning. Right now I'm hearing peeping and tapping on the egg also I see movement and can here at least one shuffling around inside the egg.

 

[birdmanmax]

But I did stop turning 5 times a day on day 50 and I'm only turning 3 times a day.

 

[mich9510]

I stopped turning day 49

 

[Erka97]

For other types of eggs it's usually accepted to stop turning when internal pipping has occurred, so that the chick can get ready and hatch. With emus since you can't candle them I assume you could stop once you hear them chirping, though I don't know if continuing to turn them has any effect either good or bad.

 

[birdmanmax]

Welp I just kept going and on day 53 the first one pipped and hatched!

 

[Erka97]

How many do you expect to have hatch?

 

[birdmanmax]

Hopefully all 5 eggs!
Only 4 more to go!

 

[xbrit]

This is an excellent article from Backyard chickens posted several years ago.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/emu-hatch