American serama thread!

[froggiesheins]

Here's a couple of my 8 mo old pullets. The first one has a really strange personality. She usually jumps on my arm when I feed them and I usually take her out and put her on my shoulder while I feed the others but one day she tried to flog me and drew blood when she pecked me. It was like she was really really POed  about something...lolol...I took her out and she was back to her sweet self again. She's usually very sweet but has done this a couple of times. Has anyone ever had a pullet do that? I've never had a cockerel, roo or hen try to flog me or draw blood when they pecked! Her beak has been trimed since these pics.
I'm wanting get their feathers in condition to show both of these girls this fall....just hope Psycho gal doesn't attack the judge.
 

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GOODNESS GRACIOUS- 2nd hen is TODIEFOR! is that double lacing?
As for psycho girly...is she starting to lay eggs? Is she thinking about going broody? Is she starting to molt? Or is it maybe good old PMS? Yes her beak needs a good trim..I have had MAMA hens attack me and have seen molting hens act totally of the wall wierd..so..maybe??? Hopefully she will out grow her "terrible teens" LOL

 

[Yeagin1]

GOODNESS GRACIOUS- 2nd hen is TODIEFOR! is that double lacing?
As for psycho girly...is she starting to lay eggs? Is she thinking about going broody? Is she starting to molt? Or is it maybe good old PMS?

Yes her beak needs a good trim..I have had MAMA hens attack me and have seen molting hens act totally of the wall wierd..so..maybe???

Hopefully she will out grow her "terrible teens" LOL

Thank you Froggie. They've all been laying for months but took a vacation and are just now beginning to lay again. None of the 8 mo olds have shown any signs of going broody. They're all very friendly but she's always wanted attention and would fly to my arm to get it, so the first time that happened it really took me by surprise. Now I watch her close to see what kind of mood she's in.

I hope you're right and she grows out of it. Beak and nails have been trimed and she does need a good molt.

I started taking pics of them at 12 wks. but never got all 29 of them photographed.
Here are those two at 12wks.

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[Yeagin1]

Field trip time! I let all the new babies play on the leeward side of the house for a few minutes, and they loved it! Couldn't get enough of pecking at everything they saw and getting tangled up in the flowers. One even learned how to do the "sunshine sprawl"! If it weren't so breezy today, I'd let them play in the chicken tractor.

They're sooooo darn cute!! I really miss not having any babies. I've run out of room so let Deb take all the chicks I hatched from Jerry's eggs. Thanks for posting those....got my chick fix for the day...

 

[damion]

she is cute

 

[Yeagin1]

The Sisters hatched a chick!! Only one so far but both girls are taking care of it. I heard chirping night before last and took pics yesterday. I just love seeing chicks peaking from under their Mama's.

It got brave later and decided to explore.


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This one was taken right before the little stinker latched onto her wattle and would NOT let go!! I've never seen a chick do that and was so surprised and afraid she was going to hurt it while it was swinging in the air that I didn't get a shot of it. She finally shook it off...lolol​

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[bobbyc1970]

Awwww congrats

Got a little fuzzy. i like the first pic. getting a peek

The Sisters hatched a chick!! Only one so far but both girls are taking care of it. I heard chirping night before last and took pics yesterday. I just love seeing chicks peaking from under their Mama's.

It got brave later and decided to explore.


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This one was taken right before the little stinker latched onto her wattle and would NOT let go!! I've never seen a chick do that and was so surprised and afraid she was going to hurt it while it was swinging in the air that I didn't get a shot of it. She finally shook it off...lolol​

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[bobbyc1970]

I like both of them yeah mine does the head turn when getting a pic. Love the colors on the hen. Will get a pic of my spangled colored roo today. He is similar to your hen He is finally filling out

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I like her and I they would probably have some beautiful babies!! If Ruth is carrying silkied they could also produce some silkied chicks. Like Bobby said the mottled is very easy to get. You'd probably get some mottled with any color roo you breed her to.

I have another boy you would like. He's out of Bruce x Layla. I'll see if I can get a better pic of him. He was being a little butt and turned his head just as I snapped the shot so I finally gave up...lolo...13 mo old now but was younger in this pic. This was taken sometime last summer. One of his sickle feathers is now white. He's a full brother to Mayla and Gayla...The Sisters.

I have RA in both hands and it's very hard to get them to stand, not fly off and hold the camera too. All they really need is working with but I have way to many now....I really need to cut down!!

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I'm about to put this little 8 mo old pullet in with BB. Her mother is by Bo (silkied) and out of Layla. Her father is Spence. She and BB both carry the silkied gene through Bo, so There could be some silkied chicks too.
She's more vertical but was scared and as you can see she wouldn't stand tall.

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[bobbyc1970]

Sorry about the fuzzyness getting use to the camera

 

[Yeagin1]

Sorry about the fuzzyness getting use to the camera

Bobby I really like him!!

How old is he? I just bought a scale and I'm noticing the little ones with a big chest weigh much more than I thought they would.

 

[Yeagin1]

Bobby, where are those chick pics??

Darn hens wont let me see this one much.