In about three weeks I will get my emu chicks. I have decided to get two and this time I am getting them newly hatched so that the imprinting thing will happen and they won’t wander off as our three adult emus like to do. Here are some photos from the internet:
Instead of calling the new ones ‘Emery’ I am going to give them different names. Any ideas?
Here are two of the Emerys we lost to that rotten fox:
And (yes I know I’ve put this picture up before), my very first Emery, also killed by that fox.
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Green eggs (and ham?) – but you’re not eating those. I hope the imprinting thing works out and that you have more influence on the young ones than the older ones do. Nice pics. I don’t blame you for posting it again.
It’s a terrible picture of me but a nice one of Emery 1!
I can feel the love in that picture.
It was terrible to lose that little guy!
Hopefully the new ones will have better luck.
I like Etta for a female and Denton for a male. Both these names mean something to do with the home. Check out this site for all the ‘home’ names I found: http://scbsfm.blogspot.ca/2010/09/baby-names-meaning-home.html Perhaps if home is in their names, that’s where they will stay! 😉
Not sure if they will be male or female but it doesn’t matter – those will be their names – thank you!
Etta and Denton
Interesting names link!
yipee!! I feel kinda like the surrogate mom now! 😉
Ha!
How about Emma and Elmo – and good luck this time
Diana (see previous comment) beat you to it but thank you anyway.
They will be Etta and Denton!
I have a good friend named Etta..heheheI like Denton too…hope the imprinting thing works, Congrats New Mama!
they are going to be so cute make sure to show us pics when u get them
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I love your photo – post doubles any time Julie!
Etta and Denton are perfect names. I can’t wait!
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And you are about to get the Hot Potato Award – hehe!
Is that the one that landed you on porn sites? Yikes!
Haha!
I’m thrilled every time I see a red fox. I think they’re beautiful creatures, but I’ve never lost anything to one. And the emeries (plural????) are adorable. I hope you find a way to make them fox proof.
I have had the yard fences heightened and I now have fox deterrent lights.
Yes, they are beautiful creatures but we have a plague (they were introduced here in colonial times for fox-hunting purposes).
Sad that they were bait for foxes to begin with. Not a big fan of fox-hunting. Where did they originate from? Somewhere with few natural predators?
They were brought from England and have been a massive problem here ever since unfortunately – killing wildlife etc.
Wow. I’m sure it must have been heart-wrenching to have lost the Emerys
Lookin’ forward to seeing Etta and Denton on the interwebs quite soon! 😀
Me too!
What a wonderful thing to look forward to. Thanks for showing the colour of the eggs – – sure do look like avocados!
Roger and Hammerstein 🙂
Diana beat you to it – their names will be Etta and Denton.
That’s one impressive egg.
In all the melodrama here with the little goslings I am afraid that I missed your good news! Glad I went back and looked! I am so excited for you to get new Emu chicks. Will you keep them inside while they are growing? (I do with the goslings) Please share your preparations and plans! I look forward to your next post on them. ~ Lynda
Melodrama? What melodrama? hehehehe!
Inside? Not sure yet.
Son is going to kill me – he doesn’t know yet!
Um, oops? 😉
I dont know why but the names Armando and Amanda came to me. Just like that!!! Don’t know anyone with those names but I looked at your baby pictures and there you have it. r
Those would have been perfect but you have been beaten to it by Diana – names are gonna be Etta and Denton. But thank you anyway!
LOL – that is so cool J!! I read why she gave you those names. Can hardly wait to see them and their progress to being big babies.
I’m very excited too and so far Son hasn’t realized!
Are their eggs all that sea green colour? Or are there many different variations as with ostrich eggs?
Dunno! I got the egg photo from internet!
Good luck with Etta and Denton and the imprinting!
I’m so bad with names…my last cat was T.C.–short for The Cat.
Ha! TC – that is good!
In light of this, you could name them E1and E2… 🙂
Diana beat you to it – they are gonna be Etta and Denton!
Awe shucks! 🙂
Can’t wait to see the new chicks!
Me too – not long now!