Depends on the picture.
I show birds in different stages of development.
Some of my adult birds are getting very heavy and laying huge eggs.
I think developing birds with bigger bellies is changing their growth patterns.
Their organs have more room to develop & I think that they're mutating.
I...
It's a smooth feathered "normal" Serama.
That's pretty good odds you got.
Part of the process of breeding Tribbles is breeding back a few smooth feathered hens for feather strength.
The smooth hens mated to a Silkied male give some of the best birds, so save her if she's a female.
I give away my...
Gorgeous.
How many are smooth & how many are Tribbles?
No telling how their colors will turn out, except that a lot of blue will be involved,
except for that last chick. I think she may turn out a lot like Fifi.
The hawks are brutal this year. I finally had to give up and stop letting my birds run free
for an hour before sunset each evening. The hawks are relentless
and it no longer scares them off even if I stand there playing goalie.
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Tumbleweed & Tweety
I'm not a big fan of the extreme type posture and with my Silkied Serama, I aim instead to reproduce the Malaysian Ball Type. I like the idea that their internal organs may be less cramped this way. I have noticed that they tend to mature more slowly than my more typical smooth Serama. I'm...