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    New cockerel with seemingly bloody chest

    Hi all, This morning we noticed some red splatter markings on our 9 week old Serama male’s chest - last night we thought we saw something like this right before roosting time but he’d had beetroot that day so we put it down to that. Today when he first came down there were no markings and he has...
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    Rooster's extreme reaction to vet visit

    Hi all, I took our two Seramas for their routine nail clipping yesterday and things went a little differently than usual: normally she has a mad flap and won't settle down and he looks after her. This time, she quietly took the clipping (guess she's getting used to it) but he went into stress...
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    Roosters protect their eardrums from their own crowing

    Hi all, Hope all your brood are doing well in the New Year. There’s a fascinating piece in Discover discussing how a rooster’s own crow is muffled by the process of opening its mouth...
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    Behaviour changing with maturity

    Morning all, My Serama hen started clucking like a big girl for the first time today. She also stopped being timid around me opening the door and made a break for freedom while I was giving them their figs. Her doing that wasn't on my radar at all yesterday, she was always so cautious. Now that...
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    Hi all

    New chicken keeper here, Sam from London, going through that initial new parent stage where every strange thing they do is cause for concern - am sure you have all been there. I am the proud owner of two beautiful silkie-variant Seramas - a boy and a girl. Here is the young rooster, Frankie. I...
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