Are these emu eggs fertile? Hatchalong

[CluckNDoodle]

Let the incubating begin!
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Is it fertile?

Is the incubator ready?

Has it been sanitized?

Should I wait for a couple more eggs?

It's such a beautiful green!

 

[spaceylocust]

Isn't this egg much more green than the others??? Does this happen when the girl gets older?

 

[ShannonsChimkens]

Isn't this egg much more green than the others??? Does this happen when the girl gets older?

This is only her second year of laying. I’ve noticed they’re a different color on the first one or two. Then they seem to even out and have more pores, which changes the color.

 

[ShannonsChimkens]

Egg #2 has arrived! She laid it yesterday evening and grabbed it before it got down to 21 degrees. That’s the longest stretch she’s gone between laying. It’s usually 3 to 6 days. But 8 days she was holding that puppy in there for a while.

The color is different from the first, I’ll have to grab a photo tomorrow.

 

[CloneFly]

27 hatched, 28 actually but it’s brain was outside of its skull. Not bad for shipped eggs! Really really didn’t want to use a brooder this time. So one hen took on the task. I kept putting chicks under her and all were accepted with open wings lol

Such a good mama!

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Egg #2 has arrived! She laid it yesterday evening and grabbed it before it got down to 21 degrees. That’s the longest stretch she’s gone between laying. It’s usually 3 to 6 days. But 8 days she was holding that puppy in there for a while.

The color is different from the first, I’ll have to grab a photo tomorrow.

Maybe it's because she's just getting started!

 

[Cold-Blood]

This is interesting- I'm watching!

 

[ShannonsChimkens]

Still just the two eggs… Pyxis found some of her emus eggs hidden in leaves. So going to do some serious searching tomorrow.

 

[gimmie birdies]

11 out of 14 fertile Foxfire eggs...

 

[ShannonsChimkens]

11 out of 14 fertile Foxfire eggs...
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Those are good numbers for shipped eggs. So jealous! Almost all of my last foxfire babies got killed by an owl.