American serama thread!

[Brookhavens]

I've got some baby serama questions!
I think I have some weird wing formation going on
Turtle is in the foreground - his Left wing folds/sits funny. the larger longer feathers seem like they are trying to go on top of the smaller shorter ones, but where they meet in the middle one feather sticks out and the wing is a little bent. I think this is what is making the wing stick out away from his little body.






Now Turtles Right wing seems a little crooked too! But not as deformed as the left. The arger feathers slide easily under the small ones, and are held nice and close to his body, but the big feathers stick sort of upwards. Is this normal???



This little guy still has no name. His large feather slide nicely under the small ones, but he doesn't hold them close to his body. He holds them kind of away and almost slumps his shoulders so his wings are parallel to the ground but the whole bottom edge is on the ground. Not pointing down but just held low.







Here's just a couple birds eye views of the kids. Turtle has the small head spot and darker wings - see the crookedness? He also holds his wings on top of his body where the other guy holds his down on the sides.





Are either of these things normal?
Does anyone know if I need to do something about either of their wings? But specifically turtle with his crooked non-folding wing.
Is it possible that these possible deformities were caused by incubation mishaps? These guys were in the post office in multiple limbos (disappeared for 3 days according to USPS tracking number, and sat over the weekend in my post man's truck because he knew the office was closed on Saturday and I would want them first thing Monday, then left in a cold house over Christmas before I could actually get to my parents to pick them up across town - tough egghood!) for over a week. Total dumb luck that these to guys hatched at all.

My take on this is to just wait and see. The feathers are still growing and may eventually get into place. Also remember then chickens use their wings to regulate their temp. Hold close to the body if they need to warm up and away from to cool off.

 

[kukupecpec]

Gosh, I don't know. I just looked at my boys, they're older than yours, and their wings look so much longer because of that. Can't really compare. There is a condition called split wing, if you spread the wing out, you would see all the right number of feathers, but they would split in the middle and I think the wing usually hangs incorrectly. This would be a genetic condition and I believe recessive. When I do hold my chicks together, they do tend to put out their wings, that could be happening, but I assume you see this odd carriage of the wing all the time when they're in the brooder?

I really don't know, though, as I'm still very new to birds. There is another condition called scissor wings, you could look both of those up and see if the shoe fits? Sorry i don't know much!!!!

Any help is always appreciated =)!
I look it up and it looks like at the moment he has split wing on one side and scissor wing on the other! LOL The split wing doesn't look severe, it almost looks more like the one large feather in the middle is twisted how it grew in and is preventing hi from closing his wing right. It makes a funny bend in the middle and forces the middle to be away from his body. The other side is severely scissor wing. They say it's quite common and you can fix it, but no information on it related to serama. I don't show, so I guess really don't care, I'm just curious. I think it's kind of cute, I just wouldn't sell his babies I guess, keep him as a pet and try not to pass on the gene.

My take on this is to just wait and see. The feathers are still growing and may eventually get into place. Also remember then chickens use their wings to regulate their temp. Hold close to the body if they need to warm up and away from to cool off.

That's definitely a good plan! I will take lots of pictures to keep on file and compare to other babies as I get to hatch more. Will make for interesting comparisons down the road I'm sure!
Honestly I had completely forgotten that about temp! I mean they look exactly the same to me when running around in the brooder as when running around with me on the bed, but I'm sure you're right and only time will tell.

They are still cute little fuzz butts!

 

[cluck-cluck]

Such a quiet thread! I've been busy all day, so not home. Tomorrow mine will be 4 weeks old so maybe I'll take pictures to post

They're really cute and sweet. I always make time to play with them a little bit in the evenings, so they are used to me.

 

[Fuzzybird]

Out of the 20 Serama eggs I set I have 14 that look viable and due to hatch during the week!

 

[cluck-cluck]

If they were shipped, that is very good!

 

[Gardeningmama]

Out of the 20 Serama eggs I set I have 14 that look viable and due to hatch during the week!

 

[Gardeningmama]

If they were shipped, that is very good!

x2

 

[Fuzzybird]

No, I got them from a local lady when I traded Tinsel and Twinkle, two chicks from the four I hatched on Dec. 1st. They both are doing great! I kept Toy Boy and Holly Berry.

 

[artsyrobin]

Out of the 20 Serama eggs I set I have 14 that look viable and due to hatch during the week!

you must have a magic touch!


speaking of hatches- here are my Castle seramas, getting big..

 

[Gardeningmama]

you must have a magic touch!


speaking of hatches- here are my Castle seramas, getting big..