8 Seramas

[SueT]

Well,

Are you looking for show quality or pet quality?

I assume they would be pets, but if someone had show quality, I’d look into that too.

 

[nchls school]

Well,

I assume they would be pets, but if someone had show quality, I’d look into that too.

I was mostly curious. The difference between show and pet is the prices provided your not planning to exhibit them. For the backyard hobbyist who does not plan to show them, good pet quality is the way to go. I have been raising pet quality serama for several years. Regardless of what you buy, be careful. When I first started I bought hatching eggs from two sources. When the eggs hatched and matured; they were not serama of any quality. Most did not even look like serama. My advice to you is find someone close where you can go look at the breeding stock. When it comes to serama pictures are deceiving and basically worthless.
Well,

I assume they would be pets, but if someone had show quality, I’d look into that too.

 

[SueT]

I was mostly curious. The difference between show and pet is the prices provided your not planning to exhibit them. For the backyard hobbyist who does not plan to show them, good pet quality is the way to go. I have been raising pet quality serama for several years. Regardless of what you buy, be careful. When I first started I bought hatching eggs from two sources. When the eggs hatched and matured; they were not serama of any quality. Most did not even look like serama. My advice to you is find someone close where you can go look at the breeding stock. When it comes to serama pictures are deceiving and basically worthless.
Well,

I assume they would be pets, but if someone had show quality, I’d look into that too.

I would want to go see their birds. Preferably at a swap. There will be several swaps in our area, and we’ll see what happens. I raise Spitzhaubens and will likely be taking some to sell.
How are the Serama hens at laying? Do they go broody a lot? Do you keep them outdoors?

 

[nchls school]

I would want to go see their birds. Preferably at a swap. There will be several swaps in our area, and we’ll see what happens. I raise Spitzhaubens and will likely be taking some to sell.
How are the Serama hens at laying? Do they go broody a lot? Do you keep them outdoors?

My birds are between 7 and 13 ounces; most around ten ounces. They lay every other day. I keep my serama flock small, under 15, and many of those are youngsters. Yes, they go broody a lot when eggs are not collected. All of my hens lay between five and eight eggs before going broody, but are so small they can only cover 5 eggs. I've started using an incubator for that reason. The serama are kept in a coop that is heated when temperatures drop down in the 20sF. B and C serama produce better, laying daily for a time. However, I do not want serama that are not among the World's smallest...

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