6 day old emu

[Sullivan158]

Hi,
I have a 6 day old emu. It does this weird neck movement, almost like it’s nodding. Is this normal? What is normal young chick behavior? Also, what’s the best way to identify its gender?

 

[nuthatched]

It could be adjusting its crop. What's it diet?

 

[Sullivan158]

It could be adjusting its crop. What's it diet?

non medicated Chick starter (the lady I got it from gave me a bag). I did sprinkle mealworms mixed with sunflower seeds in with the feed today. And then some chick probiotic mixed in it’s water.

 

[nuthatched]

non medicated Chick starter (the lady I got it from gave me a bag). I did sprinkle mealworms mixed with sunflower seeds in with the feed today. And then some chick probiotic mixed in it’s water.

Does the chick have access to grit?
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If you're still up.

 

[Sullivan158]

I'm not sure but I think they're supposed to eat something else. Does the chock have access to grit?

No it does not. This is my first emu and it’s been hard to find a lot of info on them and so many varieties of food people have been feeding them. I am open to all suggestions and tips.

 

[nuthatched]

No it does not. This is my first emu and it’s been hard to find a lot of info on them and so many varieties of food people have been feeding them. I am open to all suggestions and tips.

No kidding, I can't find much either :/
The members I tagged raise them so I'm hoping they'll be able to help you.
I found this:
http://nswfmpa.org/Husbandry Manuals/Published Manuals/Aves/Emu.pdf

 

[Sullivan158]

No kidding, I can't find much either :/
The members I tagged raise them so I'm hoping they'll be able to help you.
I found this:
http://nswfmpa.org/Husbandry Manuals/Published Manuals/Aves/Emu.pdf

https://www.scribd.com/document/156670857/Emu-Husbandry

Thank you so much, I appreciate your help. I even bought a book off amazon and it was horrible English, the sentence didn’t make sense. I felt like I was reading Google translate

 

[nuthatched]

On pages 99, 100 and 101 is information on chick diet. If your protein is about 20%, you should be OK but they need other supplements too.

 

[Sullivan158]

On pages 99, 100 and 101 is information on chick diet. If your protein is about 20%, you should be OK but they need other supplements too.
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Wow, thank you so much for all this info. Definitely getting this book

 

[nuthatched]

Wow, thank you so much for all this info. Definitely getting this book

You're welcome. You can download the pdf with the link somewhere up there.