Are these emu eggs fertile? Hatchalong

[HumbleAmerican]

Since ours were raised very close to us, they’re not aggressive. The breeding pairs my kids’ grandma had 20 years ago would attack. Legs flailing and aiming for the guts. She warned me that I need something to shield from attack lol not with mine. So I do believe it’s how they are raised, with people or with emus.

Was the meat similar to beef steak?

It tastes a lot like beef.... except much more lean. It does have the fowl taste similar to wild goose but very faint. I wouldn't turn it down if I had the chance to eat it again..... but I dont think I would raise them for a year so they are large enough to harvest.

 

[ShannonsChimkens]

Bummer! The turner didn’t roll at all. Waited for the timer, it came and went with no movement. Not sure if it’s a defective turner motor or it just won’t work with this cheap incubator. Figured it would being yellow plastic and the same plug

 

[ShannonsChimkens]

Back to the drawing board…

The eggs are officially set this evening. Will have to manually turn as much as possible until I can figure this roller thing out.

 

[ShannonsChimkens]

Figured out the issue with the turner motor. The wires were flopped backwards in the plug. Switched the wiring and can hear the motor now. Next issue… because the eggs are so large, it turns it about 1/4 inch

Is it possible to get it to turn more? Might have to start getting creative here… have the other turner set up, but that’s side to side and it’s flimsy.

Need ideas!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

There's a store on Etsy that 3D print turners for a NR360 that can turn 2 emu eggs at a time. They have a type of stand too to make the incubator tall enough too. I think it's roughly $70 including shipping for both?

 

[Dottie the Chicken]

Following!

 

[ShannonsChimkens]

I’ll have to take a peek on lunch today.

There's a store on Etsy that 3D print turners for a NR360 that can turn 2 emu eggs at a time. They have a type of stand too to make the incubator tall enough too. I think it's roughly $70 including shipping for both?

 

[ShannonsChimkens]

Hopefully egg #3 is waiting to be placed in the snail turners today… this would be day 6.

 

[Texasclucker]

Once upon a time… my now husband surprised me with two emus. An unrelated, potential breeding pair. This was after two failed, sad, expensive hatching attempts on shipped eggs from Texas.

Willy - female
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Goose - male
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After being raised in the house for as long as possible. (My daughter slept and cuddled with them every night. With diapers on their butts of course…) They then grew up with a large, growing flock of other birds in a one acre section of our property. This is my “bird area”.
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A lot of aerial predators would take my chickens. Almost pluck them off one day/bird at a time. But as the emus grew, their size would ward off some of the sky jerks.
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They don’t particularly care about or for the chickens, but they get along very well. The turkeys on the other hand love the emus. Almost like they thought they were similar in a way.
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I started to notice the changes as they matured. Their fluffy, crazy hairdos started to fade and show the gorgeous blue hues on their heads.
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In Septemberish of this year the drumming and booming started. You could hear Willy while in the house an acre away. The sound is amazing to hear. Goose would just grunt. Almost like he’s coughing in emu noises. They started to display in October and that’s when I had a sneaky suspicion I could get those emerald eggs this winter…
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Of course a female turkey is not far away. Cookie Monster follows the emus everywhere.
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My suspicions were on target! Last Saturday December 4th I found an egg in their bed the noises I made were pretty ridiculous. But was excited since we weren’t sure if there would be eggs this season. They’re both under 2 years old. I’m going to guess they’re comfortable and mature enough to do the deed.
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Then got home from work yesterday (Friday December 10th) and found another.
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But now there is a dilemma… I don’t have a good incubator. Have the good ol’ yellow top that works “ok”. It’s now sanitized and warming up. 2nd Thermometer is calibrated and checked.
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I decided against skipping my mortgage payment and buying a Brinsea cabinet or a Sportsman. Being a responsible adult sucks sometimes!

There are no turners for this incubator that can turn emu eggs, but just purchased a roller turner that I might be able to modify. Maybe. My schedule does not allow hand turning, as everyone in the house is gone from 7am to 5pm.
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This is supposed to be delivered to my work Tuesday, which means the eggs can go in Tuesday evening.

It was 6 days between each egg. Maybe she’ll speed it up and could put another in? Who knows! But just going to give it a shot. Wouldn’t mind some babies running around

To be continued…

Beautiful eggs and emus i have always wanted some emus but they scare me just a pinch

 

[LavenderDaFlerf]

I like emus but me and everyone else in my family is scared of the feet.