By 35 days, emu eggs will wiggle on a hard surface (because it takes longer for them to chill, this does not harm them).

Do eggs wiggle before hatching?

In the days before your eggs begin to hatch they may move around as the chick pips internally and repositions itself inside the egg shell. ... Eggs always wiggle at least a little as the chick shifts in side the shell.

How long do eggs wiggle before hatching?

How long after pipping will my chicks hatch? Some will come out very quickly, using their egg tooth to 'unzip' until they're able to push the shell apart and wiggle themselves free within an hour or less. But for others progress can be very slow, sometimes taking more than 24 hours.