My seramas are about the only ones I have laying. A few Phoenix eggs here and there. Zero bantam cochin eggs, and one pen of d’uccles hasn’t laid in a couple months, one pen lays often but 2 hens decided to sit.
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Expect the splash to cover most of the body and wings as she gets older; she's a beauty!You were right about the white. It multiplied. She now looks mottled.
....... Still stays with mama - who is broody again!
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He is likely to mature in the B or C groups. As to big or small it really depends on what you want. Serama that mature under 12 ounces are not nearly as productive as those that are B and C. Some of my smallest hens lay an egg every 2nd or 3rd day and lay a total of 6 to 8 eggs before going broody. Then, because of the short bodies and tiny size they can only cover 4-5 eggs effectively. Serama eggs are large for the bird's body size. Rather like my little call ducks that lay eggs as big as my much larger mallards.Here's the male:
Is 340g (12oz) a good weight for 16 week cockerel? (big or small side?)
How long did it take your son to do the training?Not really into showing..... but maybe.
Son is in 4H. He only showed once at the county fair. DS wanted to bring his Modern Game bantam instead of his serama. Also entered a silkie hen. Both birds got blue and class champ. The silkie ended up Grand Champion for bantams. Not bad for a 1st timer!
It was a pain to quarantine for a few weeks before and after the fair, but it was fun to try it out. We also didn't want to risk bringing our "favorites" That's why only 2 chickens were brought.
He said he'd like to try it again, so maybe he'll bring some seramas this year. Although he likes his chickens, his real passion is computers. Kids can only take one project to bring to the state fair, and he chose computer programming. His piano-playing chicken (a poultry science project) stayed home. LOL
You have adorable tiny frizzles!!How long did it take your son to do the training?
I have a serama male who only likes being with my big chickens. He was free ranging with them all summer and doesn't get along with my other bantams. As it started getting colder I was preparing to cull him but noticed that he was able to keep himself warm by burrowing under the fluff of a big fat orpington. Such a funny little guy.Hello everyone! I am a new Serama momma starting back in September. They are great birds and get a long great with my other "big" birds. I have 2 hens and a rooster. I am expecting eggs from the hens any day now. View attachment 2951820
My Tobias is a great funny guy.. I started a thread about him https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/tobias-king-of-the-coop.1506386/I have a serama male who only likes being with my big chickens. He was free ranging with them all summer and doesn't get along with my other bantams. As it started getting colder I was preparing to cull him but noticed that he was able to keep himself warm by burrowing under the fluff of a big fat orpington. Such a funny little guy.
Is that what the coloration is called in seramas? In general chicken genetics, black mottled isn’t considered splash.Expect the splash to cover most of the body and wings as she gets older; she's a beauty!
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Chico my Rooster and Chica and her seven “dwarfs” lol can’t wait to see colors 2 weeks in the pic 5 weeks today and have changed a lot already