American serama thread!

[Breshcandra]

You can get layer crumble.

 

[RachaelS]

Well if there was any doubt my white Serama was a rooster (which there was not LOL) he started crowing yesterday! He is only 5 weeks old!!!!!

 

[SDCarter]

Better pics of my pair:

 

[Lunar]

Hey folks!
I have a color question for you all. I have now produced 2 of these little boys and would love to know just what color they would be considered. I know these are awful shots, but he hates a camera and I got what I could. Plz forgive me. This is the older of the two and he is about 4mths old. The other boy is a carbon copy except he has a bit of red showing up in his saddle and wings. The younger is a bit more cocky than this one, but doesn't have the personality that Tucker has. And Tucker is a ladies man...he has 2 of my girls just trailing him all the time.

He is trying to be a big boy and got into a scuffle with his brother, so he has a few places on his comb from that, but they are now separated. This is the son of my roo that took a Best of Breed a few weeks back at his first show. He is black with some brassy bronze color in his hackles. So I am trying to choose if I am keeping him. His mother is black and has given me 2 chocolate pullets, and him along with his brother. So apparently, dad carries the chocolate gene. So..... is he BLUE? is that barred or coo coo or creole or what???

Thanks for any/all advice.

 

[BantyChickenLuv]

Hey guys, hope all is well.
I just hatched 2 little Serema chicks, and I did the feather sexing and pretty sure they're both hens, so I'm planning what to breed them too next year.
Which roo looks better stance wise, would do better in show, etc. anything that shows if its a SQ bird or not

This pic best showed his back (he's not so photogenic as the other boy), not so much his colors though.

The mom

She's also not too photogenic xD but here's the mom trying to find food in a poop covered roost. Lol

And the other boy who I really love, but his tail isn't so full, but I think his stance is better

Ill try to take better pics tomorrow, or maybe this afternoon. I need to let them perch on my hand while someone takes a pic



Eat ;;
So sorry about your hen, she seems so sweet <333

You can't feather sex Seramas. It only works on breeds with the fast feathering gene, which Seramas do not have. I tried it on my Serama chicks and it wasn't right.

 

[CochinBrahmaLover]

I got my 1st pair of Seramas yesterday! They are so cute. They are about 6 1/2 months old. The man I got them from said some of his hens are already laying. He didn't have his in very good living conditions (dirty cages, dirty water bowls, etc.) so I don't want to learn his mistakes. I do know that I have to make some adjustments for them because of their small size so I have some questions. 1) Since they are so small, what is a good way to crush the oyster shell she needs? Or is their something else I can offer her? 2) How small do I need to crush the layer pellets? 3) Any suggestions on a feeder that will cut down on the amount they waste? Pics would help too if it's a DIY one. (I have some poultry nipples to make a waterer for them.) 4) Is there a bedding that is better than pine shavings for them? 5) What do you all use for a nest box? He had small buckets turned on their side. 6) What nesting material is good? 7) Any other tips/advice in general? These pics aren't the best, but here they are: He is red (brown?) & black with some green shine to the black feathers. She is white with grey around her head & in some of her feathers.

1) you can offer her egg shells, or she should be big enough to eat oyster shells on herself. If they're too big though, you can put them in the blender, or just use something hard and crush it. 2) They shouldn't need the layer pellets crushed, they'll just have to 'make do' (which means one pellet at a time) but of they're really too big you can either blend them or get layer crumble 3) Well, you could.... Err.... Make it so its just one of those ones that's a tray with just a few holes, so they can't scratch it out. But chickens love to scratch they're food, and they will waste some, but Seremas are small and don't usually go threw a lot of food (in my experience ) 4) Not that I know of other then maybe shredded paper (though I'd say the pine shavings are better). You can use straw, but idk if its cheaper or not. Easier to clean, IMO 5) a milk crate, a bucket, really anything that's box like and you can put straw or shavings in. For a while my hen chose a box that was in the coop with the flaps vs the next box (she'd jump in, the box flaps would bend, she'd lay, then I'd have to rescue her... Lol). If you add a thin black cloth over the top, so that they can easily push it, it'll make them feel safer. 6) Anything soft, fluffy, and will keep the eggs clean. I've noticed pine shavings will stick to eggs if wet or dirty, whereas straw kinda scrubs it and sticks together so if it does get dirty you don't have to peel pine shavings off. But really, pine needles (which is great for a dust box btw), dirt, if its soft and well keep the egg from cracking then it'll work! 7) They are great flyers and love to talk. Beautiful wonderful birds /www.backyardchickens.com/content/type/61/id/5820483/width/200/height/400[/IMG] I was taking these through a window btw lol

 

[SDCarter]

Thanks for the info CochinBrahmaLover!

They man I got them from never handled them at all. So I am trying to get them used to me & the sound of my voice. I'm really wanting/dying to pick them up and love them but they move far away from me still.

I've named him Blaze & her Pretty Girl.

 

[froggiesheins]

I got my 1st pair of Seramas yesterday! They are so cute. They are about 6 1/2 months old. The man I got them from said some of his hens are already laying. He didn't have his in very good living conditions (dirty cages, dirty water bowls, etc.) so I don't want to learn his mistakes. I do know that I have to make some adjustments for them because of their small size so I have some questions. 1) Since they are so small, what is a good way to crush the oyster shell she needs? Or is their something else I can offer her? 2) How small do I need to crush the layer pellets? 3) Any suggestions on a feeder that will cut down on the amount they waste? Pics would help too if it's a DIY one. (I have some poultry nipples to make a waterer for them.) 4) Is there a bedding that is better than pine shavings for them? 5) What do you all use for a nest box? He had small buckets turned on their side. 6) What nesting material is good? 7) Any other tips/advice in general? These pics aren't the best, but here they are: He is red (brown?) & black with some green shine to the black feathers. She is white with grey around her head & in some of her feathers.

CONGRATULATIONS on your seramas...they will steal your heart and not let go.... To answer your questions: You can crush oyster shell in a blender or food procesor. Leave a dish out free choice. Sometimes the roos even take some too...hee hee Layer crumbles are the best size choice for those tiny mouths. How will you be keeping your birdies? In their coop pine shavings are the best as it is easy to clean and i[absorbent. I personally use sand and LOVE IT! They DO need access to grit of somekind, ie: dirt / sand so I hope they will have a SECURE outiside play area to be able to do all those fun chicken things like dust baths and scratching fer bugs. As for feeder, I use a heavy glass dish and put that on top of a tray to help with waste, cuz yes they are piggies..hee hee I use used priority mail boxes for nest boxes, ANYTHING is OK be creative... you can use shavings in their too.

e this is a pic of the boxes with a waiting line! I have a poop board on top of the boxes and a roost pole over it...

s Here is a pic of the whole coop there are 2 roost poles and two poop boards....It is insulated and I have storm windows for the screen window... this was just a home made affair with what I had laying around the house. I started with an old wooden folding table. Ther is an opening on the floor of the coop and a ramp so they can go outside to their run....

 

[froggiesheins]

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do you think he is good for the next generation to breed ? i have chosen him because of his beautiful colors and the way he poses dont have too much knowledge so i would be gratefull, to hear some experts critism ( i know that word must be spelled wrong lol ) How old is he? because he is on shavings hard to tell how long his legs are.Could you pose him on a table? From what I see he is nice and vertical head/shoulder/tip of wings. Nice tight tail carriage. If this is him in a relaxed position..yowza! You have alot of good stuff to work with there. Hope that helps.....

 

[froggiesheins]

Better pics of my pair: Such CUTE little stinkers!!!!! To tame the beast.....talk to them alot if you have found names for them say their name and engage in eye contact when you say it. As yuckie as this might seem, you can start grabbing [one at a time] one and immediately put him/her under your chin while holding and stroke them and coo to them saying their respective name.....It is a very safe feeling place for chickens under your shin, it feels like MAMA hens tummy soft and warm with a strong heart beat. Once they quiet down place on your lap and just sit there cooing and stroking till they rerlax...once they relax, you can put them back in the cage..... Repeat daily making the time on your lap alittle longer everyday..if they struggle, firmly hang on till the fight is over and start stroking again and cooing...... It takes anywhere from a week to even a month to get them to LOVE TO be picked up. ONE MORE THING>>>>TREATS while you are holding them....whatever they seem to love to eat will work fine! They will associate yummies with you.... Have fun!