Emus generally lay an egg every 3 days (72 hours), although variations on this can occur, taking up to 5 or 6 days between eggs, but this is not the average.
Mature birds even lay their eggs at approximately the same time every day, which makes it very easy to for the farmer to collect the eggs.
Do you know how an egg goes through the reproductive tract of the hen until it is being laid?
There are two general ways in which emus are housed during the breeding season. A large number of birds are housed in one camp or the emus are paired off into smaller camps.
Don't know which will suit your emu farm best? Try going through this first, "Emu Breeding Pairs".
Now, can you decide?
Generally the hens will mature at two years of age, although some birds may begin laying eggs at as young as 18 months. Males are generally sexually mature at 2 ½ to 3 years of age.
Get to know some interesting general emu breeding facts for the emu farming enterprise now!
Did you know that during the breeding season the males will often stop eating completely?
A number of climatic conditions signal the start of the breeding season: The days become shorter, and nights longer; the temperatures drop, and the Emus know that breeding season has begun.
Here are a number of small changes leading up to the beginning of the breeding season that you should be aware of.
What would you do once breeding season has begun?
There are two common feeding practices in commercial emu farming, which are set portion feeding and ad-lib feeding. What are the differences between these two and what are the advantages and disadvantages of these feeding practices? Want to find out? Click here - "Emu Feeding Practices". Which of these two that you feel is much more suitable for your farm?
The similarity between poultry (chickens and turkeys) and emus should not fool you into believing that the nutritional requirements are the same too. In the wild, they are very similar, but in captivity, poultry feed is formulated to support enormous growth in a very short time. 
Emus however take much longer to mature, therefore quick growth is not desirable. Want to know how to handle this situation? Read this here - "Emu Diet In Captivity".
Are the guidelines helpful?
In the wild emus birds are able to survive on small amounts of high quality food. This includes fruit, seeds, broad-leafed plants, shoots, flowers and grasses. The grasses do not normally form the main part of their diet.
They also eat grubs and insects when they are available. Read here for more info - "The Emu Bird Diet In The Wild".
Do you think emus and chickens are the same?
