American serama thread!

[kukupecpec]

LOL I love all your stories! I must not know enough city folk... No one ever asks me anything entertaining... I also mostly know people in animal medicine and grew up in 4H country. Bummer.
The best I got is from a friend of my MIL who refused to buy our eggs because we didn't have a rooster so they were "dirt eggs" but I think that was a cultural thing because the weird she used in Spanish has a different meaning but only translates literally.

That sounds normal. Almost all of mine do the same little sigh at the end. He's probably crowing to talk to others. He's lonely. Chickens aren't made to be solitary. bring in another for him.
Here's my little crower, he does the same.

Oh good! I'm glad he's normal. He's been such a good boy living inside with us. He tries to sleep right on my pillow next to my head. I love him to death!
I don't actually have another chicken for him at the moment. I have a boy and a girl outside but if I split them up I'll have the same problem. Taco is very aggressive toward other boys, you can see the dried blog and big scab on his comb from a fight at the water bowl outside. He tried to kill.Turtle so it'll be a little bit before we can find him a new friend.

 

[BantyChickenLuv]

Been meaning to post this picture for a couple days. This is Stormy. So proud of the little guy, already posing for me, and I just love his coloring. His hatch mate, Raine, does pose for me but I wasn't able to get a good picture. Also, does everyone see that little bit of fluff on his legs? He hatched out like that. Do you think he'll grow out of it, or should I wait until he's older and pluck the fluff? I know some judge's DQ adult birds that are clean legged with tiny pin feathers on their feet.

 

[larps1234]

Been meaning to post this picture for a couple days. This is Stormy. So proud of the little guy, already posing for me, and I just love his coloring. His hatch mate, Raine, does pose for me but I wasn't able to get a good picture. Also, does everyone see that little bit of fluff on his legs? He hatched out like that. Do you think he'll grow out of it, or should I wait until he's older and pluck the fluff? I know some judge's DQ adult birds that are clean legged with tiny pin feathers on their feet.

That might actually be a pullet. and my serama had some fluff on the legs. it hasn't grown or fallen off since she hatched

 

[BantyChickenLuv]

Ok, thanks. It looks like I might just have to pluck them then when he gets a little older. And I call him a "he" just because of his name. I will start calling him a she when he gets older and I'm sure that he's a pullet. Right now, it's too young to tell.

 

[Aschenfire]

Been meaning to post this picture for a couple days. This is Stormy. So proud of the little guy, already posing for me, and I just love his coloring. His hatch mate, Raine, does pose for me but I wasn't able to get a good picture. Also, does everyone see that little bit of fluff on his legs? He hatched out like that. Do you think he'll grow out of it, or should I wait until he's older and pluck the fluff? I know some judge's DQ adult birds that are clean legged with tiny pin feathers on their feet.

Pluck it? No. Serama can be shown tabletop if they are booted, and as far as I know, booted is not a DQ in cage either.

If you are showing in SCNA tabletop classes, you should not have to worry about booted/feathered legs.

 

[BantyChickenLuv]

Pluck it? No. Serama can be shown tabletop if they are booted, and as far as I know, booted is not a DQ in cage either. 

If you are showing in SCNA tabletop classes, you should not have to worry about booted/feathered legs. 

Even if they are only slightly feathered, like that? When I think of a booted Serama, I think of completely feathered legs, like a Cochin, or maybe even a Langshan. I guess we'll see at 6 months how they look and go from there.

 

[Aschenfire]

It's up to you... Your birds to do with as you please, but since it's not a disqualifying fault in SCNA shows, I'd not worry about it myself. But I'm showing tabletop and only entering in-cage at shows in order to meet the "you must show in-cage to show tabletop" requirements. If you are breeding only white birds and only to the other organizations guidelines, then yeah, booted is a "cull"... as is either silkied or frizzled I believe. Maybe both. Your birds, your time invested, your choice. That is what is cool about the breed. You can go either very very rigid and worry about color and feathering, or you can show traditional Serama on tabletop and enjoy them that way.

 

[WildWorks]

This is my first pair of chicks from Rooder and his hens...They are almost four months old and they are looking really cool...the roo looks almost exactly like my original rooster and the hen has some very cool coloring in her feathers, I cant wait till she starts laying and the chicks they produce!!!


this next pic is what they looked like as week old chicks...

Kinda cool to watch them grow!!!

 

[Aschenfire]

This is my first pair of chicks from Rooder and his hens...They are almost four months old and they are looking really cool...the roo looks almost exactly like my original rooster and the hen has some very cool coloring in her feathers, I cant wait till she starts laying and the chicks they produce!!!


this next pic is what they looked like as week old chicks...

Kinda cool to watch them grow!!!

Very pretty!!! It's crazy how much they change color, isn't it?

 

[chickydee64]

Just have time for a quick note.............
My broody hatched a chick yesterday.
Still cannot post pic's
It is so pretty.....white with a cinnamon saddle.
Hatched on day 23...one out of three eggs but I was not sure any would hatch
because they had gotten very cold.
Will catch up later.....