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Who sits on emus' eggs?
Emu eggs are incubated and hatched by the male emu. Also, the male may incubate the eggs of several females within the same nest. During the time he sits on the eggs, his metabolic rate slows, he does not eat or drink at all, and he stands just a couple of times each day to roll and turn the eggs. Average incubation of emu eggs takes around 8 weeks.
How does an emu egg hatch?
Probably the same way every other egg hatches. Emu eggs are incubated and hatched by the male emu. Also, the male may incubate the eggs of several females within the same nest. During the time he sits on the eggs, his metabolic rate slows, he does not eat or drink at all, and he stands just a couple of times each day to roll and turn the eggs. Average incubation of emu eggs takes around 8 weeks.
What does the male emu do?
The male emu is the one who incubates the eggs. For the entire time he is sitting on the eggs that (usually) several females have laid, he does not eat or drink, but just stands several times a day to turn the eggs. That is the only movement he makes until the chicks have hatched. He is also the one who raises the chicks.
Can emu eggs eatable?
Yes, emu eggs are eatable. As are Ostrich eggs!
What are baby emus?
Baby emuA young emu is called a chick or hatchling
How long is the gestation period of an emu?
Emu eggs take around 56 days (8 weeks) to incubate.
How much do emu chicks weigh?
Newly hatched emu chicks weigh an average of between 420 grams and 550 grams.
What bird's eggs are green?
The emu's eggs are green.
How many eggs does an emu lay and how often?
An emu lays between six and eleven eggs once a year.
Why are emu eggs blue?
because
What are farm birds that lay eggs called?
Chickens, ducks, geese, guinea fowl, peacocks, emu
How big are emu chicks?
Newly hatched emu chicks are relative large for birds. They tend to be about five inches tall and weigh somewhere around two pounds.
