American serama thread!

[BantyChickenLuv]

I found a picture of a polish chick as an example of a crest. When I looked at the front view of the Serama chick, it was crestless.

From the angle of the picture, to me, looked like a little crest. That's why I thought Serama/Polish cross, but not purebred Polish. After zooming in on the picture I can see it's not a crest. That guy just has some funkiness going on as far as fluff.

 

[larps1234]

I realized that those lines don't even have to be red! The just look like long dents. I think the more dominant roosters will have the red were those lines should be! I think this method only works with day old serums because the Roos turn red earlier than other chicks.

 

[starlingsbaby]

here is my serema roo. not sure on his age but i will look at the date i bought him, but he is my pride and joy. he has been in house with us since day he came home. we take him out and he stays right with me and my boys. if we go toward the house so is he

fast as he can. but wanted to share him with yall.

 

[cluck-cluck]

Yah, I really think it's too late for me to see anything. Mine all look almost the same so who knows? I will be trying this though when my Crevies hatch

It would be so awsome to know what I have and not have to wait over 3 months to find out!

Well, that's why I'm going to try vent sexing again. I did ok last time with leghorns but I must admit, my crevies are smaller when born...

 

[cluck-cluck]

I can't believe it, my babies are a week and a half old and they still pile up on each other right under the lamp where my thermostat reads 100+ degrees F. I'll venture to say I won't be losing any Seramas due to our hot summers as long as they have water!

 

[artsyrobin]

have a new hen, went to a swap yesterday and this poor little girl was having a hard time, i am not sure if she is serama or a mix? Any guesses? The guy selling her said she came with a cage of chicks and he knows nothing about her




gave her the spa routine this morning, a bath, blow dry, good look over
then back into quarantine





melt down!


and a new pic of monet- love her coloring

 

[artsyrobin]

here is my serema roo. not sure on his age but i will look at the date i bought him, but he is my pride and joy. he has been in house with us since day he came home. we take him out and he stays right with me and my boys. if we go toward the house so is he

fast as he can. but wanted to share him with yall.

 

[cluck-cluck]

here is my serema roo. not sure on his age but i will look at the date i bought him, but he is my pride and joy. he has been in house with us since day he came home. we take him out and he stays right with me and my boys. if we go toward the house so is he

fast as he can. but wanted to share him with yall.

I dunno how I missed your post, sorry, but what a cutie! They make the most awesome pets, no? He's adorable!

have a new hen, went to a swap yesterday and this poor little girl was having a hard time, i am not sure if she is serama or a mix? Any guesses? The guy selling her said she came with a cage of chicks and he knows nothing about her




gave her the spa routine this morning, a bath, blow dry, good look over
then back into quarantine





melt down!


and a new pic of monet- love her coloring

Well, I don't know about being a Serama, but if she is really small, she could be at least part Serama. She has a little bit of the Serama type in the chest Poor sweetie, what happened to her bum? I'm curious too because I was at a local farm recently and a lot of the chickens were missing feathers on their bums and their bums were so red! I was wondering what that might be? I'm sure she's looking forward to joining the others

 

[BantyChickenLuv]

I took my boy Trojan to a fundraiser raiser for a 4-H club to share with customers what 4-H is. He was AMAZING. I sat him on a table to show people the difference between Seramas and other breeds, and as soon as I set him down he started crowing, wing flapping, and hackle raising, just like a good table top Serama should do. Every time he crowed I gave him a mealworm, and he must've figured out that every time he crows he gets a treat, because if I didn't give him a treat once he wouldn't crow again until I did. Also, he sat there while young kids (and even some adults!) petted him. I think he liked the extra attention. On the way back he sat on my lap, and he was great. I think he wanted some coffee when we stopped at McDonald's, but he didn't get any.

The bottles are there for size comparison.

And in the car

 

[artsyrobin]

Quote: my guess is a couple things, overmating from a roo can start the problem and then the others will pic the back feathers, or one of my other chickens started molting and then the higher order girls cleared her back of feathers- either way i couldn't leave her there to have that continue- if a bird is in a flock environment i would spray with bluekote, which would hide the pink skin they want to pick on, or get a hen apron, to cover it up until it heals