American serama thread!

[KilnChick]

Is it common for a hen to eat her eggs?

 

[Poultrybonkers]

@Pandapaws23
I wanted to add that my serama roo Toy is the roo for my whole flock which includes LF. I bet your little guy will be perfectly happy regardless the size of his girls =) He may even mate! I know Toy mates with even the biggest lady! Although he doesn't actually make "contact" haha poor cute little guy!

Well it don't help the ladies keep pecking him. My LF roo could care less but its the girlies.

 

[Flowerbh]

Is it common for a hen to eat her eggs?

There are some hens who become egg eaters. Maybe one got accidently broken, and they tasted it. The problem is that once the hen learns that they can eat their eggs, they will continue to eat them. If there are other chickens around when she cracks them and eats them, they will learn to do this, too. You need to separate her so she doesn't teach this bad habit to others. Do you use plastic eggs in your nests with young pullets? It helps prevent egg eating. A young chicken will try to eat different things. So, they will try pecking at the plastic egg when they are young only to find that it is not good to eat. Eventually, they totally lose interest in eggs. So, when there are real eggs in the nests, they aren't interested. Always try to collect eggs thru out the day and never give your chickens eggs unless you cook them. Don't just throw down a cracked egg for them to eat. You need to make sure there is no connection that the egg you are feeding them looks like the ones in the nests. You can google this topic for more information.

 

[apple17]

Hi need help im looking for some serama eggs but im located in the philippines

 

[Flowerbh]

Hi need help im looking for some serama eggs but im located in the philippines

Do you know Ozexpat, usually on the incubator anonymous thread? She travels back and forth from the the States to the Phillippines and transports hundreds of eggs each trip. She is trying to work with the locals to teach them how to raise chickens. Check out her profile. Maybe she lives close enough that she can get you some eggs from the California area.

 

[kukupecpec]

Well it don't help the ladies keep pecking him. My LF roo could care less but its the girlies.

Oh poor little guy! I guess he might need to grow into himself some more =)

 

[emrldgrn1]

I ordered eggs and hatched several chicks. I kept back a few for breeding stock to include a chocolate hen and another roo that looks exactly like this guy. This guy is from last years hatch from the chocolate hen and the roo that looks like this one. So, What color is this? Anyone?

 

[froggiesheins]

I ordered eggs and hatched several chicks. I kept back a few for breeding stock to include a chocolate hen and another roo that looks exactly like this guy. This guy is from last years hatch from the chocolate hen and the roo that looks like this one. So, What color is this? Anyone?

That is a handsome coccoapop color roo

 

[froggiesheins]

Do you know Ozexpat, usually on the incubator anonymous thread?  She travels back and forth from the the States to the Phillippines and transports hundreds of eggs each trip.  She is trying to work with the locals to teach them how to raise chickens.  Check out her profile.  Maybe she lives close enough that she can get you some eggs from the California area.

ozexpat is a wonderful big old koala-bear type Australian fellow He lives in the Orange county area of southern CA so YES do contact him, a wonderful person!

 

[Flowerbh]

ozexpat is a wonderful big old koala-bear type Australian fellow

He lives in the Orange county area of southern CA so YES do contact him, a wonderful person!

Hahahah. I always assumed Ozexpat was a "she" because my sisters name is Pat! Sorry, Ozexpat!