Very cute little birds. They are friendly to other chickens but skittish toward me. They were way too loud for our little backyard. Lay very small adorable off white eggs.
I got my first serama pair in February, and have since added a few pullets. Mine range in weight from 10 oz. up to 14.5 oz., although I think my cockerel will probably eventually reach a pound. I love them! My husband loves them! Ours had not been handled much when we got them, but they tamed down really quickly with treats (mine LOVE raisins) and gentle handling. Of course now they're all terrible moochers...lol. Two of mine (Lucy and Lacy) are especially loving and will go to sleep in my hands when I'm petting/grooming them. One (Lucy) will run up to me and fly up onto my shoulder. They're just so danged CUTE!! Although the roosters aren't as loud as LF roos, some of them can still be pretty loud, so don't count on a tiny crow from a tiny rooster...lol.
Pet quality seramas can be had for around $25 - $35. Better quality $50 - $100. I've seen really nice birds sell for several hundred dollars each.
I've only owned 1 serama hen and I still have her. She's such a joy to be around. She's housed with three other bantams: 1 Silver Sebright Rooster,1 Golden Sebright Hen and a Black Tailed White Japanese. She is third in the pecking order, but sometimes second. When I got Bottle-Cap she's was wild, she came from someone is Northern Utah and I traded my turkeys for her + $30 and the original price of the turks was $35, so this banty just costed me $5. Here's her picture, and she's tame now.
I do like these birds, and have desided to have a go at breeding them.
I find them to be very tameable, and that they tend to settle nicely when being handled.
They seem to travel well and are all for a trip in the car to see friends.
I was very impressed at how well my young cockerel behaved around my friends very excitable 6yr old.
He was very calm, no agression, but still kept his confidence and posed when placed down, with the odd wing flap to show off how dominant and pretty he is ;)
I find the hens to be more timid though they seem very curious. I have a cute silkied hen that is a tiny class A yet if I put my hand by her and she isn't interested, she'll let me know with a good peck!
Not aggressive, but not submissive either :)
I enjoy them alot.
I got my first pair of Seramas for only $25 from a man who was getting out of raising chickens. She was a great layer and would lay for weeks strait! When I got them they had not been socialized and would not let you get any where near them. It was amazing how quickly that turned around though!!! I really didn't want a rooster so I found him a home, and kept her. While both of them them became very friendly the female was so friendly she became a house chicken!!! She would site on your shoulder and watch TV with you or with me she would sit in my lap and fall asleep She would follow you around the yard and loved hanging out with the cat, or the dogs when she's inside. I LOVE seramas!!!!!
Absolutely adore these little birds!
I received two rooster's and a beautiful hen off of freecycle. The woman was going out of the country and needed them to go to a new home "like yesterday". I was instantly in love! I really don't think I could have to many. I now have 3 rooster's and two hens. Unfortunatly I didn't have the $ to get more because they are so expensive. I recently purchased an incubatore and I am currently doing a test run. If everything goes well I will get eggs to hatch. I don't think anything in the world (besides my kids) could be cuter than a serama chick. Oh also my little man Harold goes to the coffee shop with me and sits in their nice sunny garden and crows for everyone. They love it and the little kids love that they are able to pet him.
I would love to have some of these little beauties. They are so cute! my email is charleshatten@gmail.com and again I would love to have some of these little beauties
I love my two seramas! They are super sweet, and the 3 month old pullet is kinda needy and chirpy but its really cute since she likes to follow me around everywhere! My hen is very sweet and is happy to just perch on my arm! They are pretty small, and my hen is less than 5 inches at the shoulder. Although be careful, as they are pretty flighty and since they have tiny bodies and large wings they can get far! My pullet is about 3 inches at the shoulder but can fly about 10 feet!! The silver laced hen in the picture gallery above is mine!
I just got a silkied pair and the hen especially is so tiny I can hardly believe she's real! They are also the friendliest, sweetest chickens I have ever owned. They actually seek out attention and if I give one too much attention the other gets upset! I was cuddling my rooster and the cage door was open, and the hen jumped out and made herself at home on my lap. The number of beautiful colors out there is astounding, and there are frizzles and booted as well as silkied and smooths! I my next will be a frizzle, I think. They are too cute!
These little chickens will steal your heart. They are so much fun. Seramas come in a multitude of beautiful colors. Make great 4-H projects for kids.
I love mine but I wont let my hen hatch another batch due to a great loss of the chicks even up to a year of age, their combs go blue and they died
Ask me and Ill tell you all about them! Feel free to PM me and Ill share all the info I have absorbed over the years! :) You will love them!
