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Our little Buttercup, a 2-Year Old Serama, developed wry neck around the beginning of August. It has been an incredible struggle and I’ve spent a lot of time on this forum and in books trying to help her. Reading about the experience of others has helped me navigate her care and may have saved...

I cannot figure out what is going on with my girls and would love to hear some ideas. I spend a lot of time with my chickens and I tried to be as short as possible but it still reads like a soap opera. Hang with me. The clique of girls in question are: Frida, Buttercup, Maple, and Betty. The...

We have a sick boy and have no idea what more we can do for him. I have a bad feeling he might have a worsening heart condition or something. Any insight or advice is appreciated! 1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Serama...

My Little Betty (1 Year Old Serama Bantam) has been laying soft shelled eggs all summer long. She laid normal eggs prior to that. About a month ago I did manage to get a normal egg out of her, but I can't pinpoint what she or I may have done differently. I've been working overtime trying to...

I could ramble on about my babies and how cute and funny they are...but tonight noticed new behavior. Kind of wondering what it means (other than making my heart melt). Have a bonded set of 4 serama hens, 3 of them are sisters (Frida, Buttercup, and Maple). The 4th, Betty, is all black—she’s...

Just when I think I'm getting the hang of being a chicken mama, something new happens that makes realize how inexperienced I am. Could use some advice on how to handle a new situation that has escalated. We have a small flock of seramas. They are over wintering indoors in a heated garage in...

Getting so many conflicting answers online--I'm afraid of accidentally killing her trying to help her since her symptoms sound like it could be anything. Winnie is a Serama Bantam pullet, approximately 9-10 months old. She has had intermittent bouts of dry sneezes for the past week. To treat...

Hi guys...many threads on this forum advise quarantining new chickens before adding to flock. I get that, but not really sure what I'm looking for. I'm generally looking for an overview of how to properly quarantine and monitor new birds. Our chickens are pretty cool so I am more concerned...

I've been lingering around the forums for about 6 months--since I became seriously interested in getting chickens. I didn't have any of my own yet so I never posted an introduction. Now my husband and I finally have a little flock of our own so I thought an official introduction was in order...

My husband and I will be making a 4 hour trip to our first poultry show over the weekend. We are starting our flock and having a hard time finding breeders for seramas—we are looking to buy our first pair at the show. The website says that swaps are happening on both days—is it best to get there...

The hubs and I are on the hunt for Blue Serama Bantams. We are buying a few seramas from a lady that lives reasonably close to us, but we would really like to also have a mating pair of Blues as well which she doesn't have. We've contacted all the big names in serama breeding and haven't had...

Hi guys...was in another thread earlier trying to help ID some chicks and it made me wonder about this little chick I have been taking care of at work (TSC). FYI-I'm pretty new to chickens. Fell hopelessly in love with them working my first chick days in the spring and now the hubs is building...

My husband and I are going to be first time chicken owners in the next couple of weeks! We've been fanciers for about a year now and finally taking the next step. Trying to proceed cautiously since we are rookies and have chosen such a small bird. I really want to give them an awesome life...

Hi! Long story short, I've got a couple of cornish broiler chicks that need some TLC. Right now they are about a week old. I work for a place that sells chicks and these 2 haven't been doing well when mixed with the main population, so they've been hanging out with me in the back of the...

Hello all! I started working at a major rural retailer this year--right in the middle of the baby chick selling season. As someone aspiring to be a vegetarian (an animal lover in general), dealing with the little ones that didn't make it in shipping was very difficult for me. To get through...