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He was marked with a band when we got him. I did some research comparing his sound to those of other emus, and found his call is more of a grunt rather than the boom/drum of a female. If I have any more suspicions then, yes, I’ll get him DNA tested but I’m pretty sure he’s male. One more...

I have a video of him making noise, but I’m not sure how to post videos on BYC since I don’t have YouTube ): I’ll just assume he’s a male for now, unless I find a clutch of eggs!

I can’t be sure if what I felt was just fat or the sack. Anyway, I contacted the breeder we got him from, and he said they were genetically sexed. There’s a 1-2% chance its wrong but I think it’s unlikely. Guess I just got a really strange emu. Thanks for all the info and help!

The person we bought him from said he was a male, but he was a baby at the time. And he’s doing all the behaviors you described…oh geez.

My older emu who is a little over 1.5 years old has adopted a strange behavior. Whenever he is around my dad he curls his head, fluffs out his neck feathers (it looks like he’s wearing a boa), and struts around, making grunting and booming noises and following him wherever he goes. When I happen...