American serama thread!

[ocseramas]

Thanks but thats a little bit older than im looking for.
Im going to try to hatch some eggs again. Any serama hatching tips?
Kept my temp @100° & humidity @ 50% for 1st 18 days then lowered temp to 99° & raised humidity to 68 % but they didn't pip, no movement, no sound. Gave them to day 25 hoping but

nothing

Incubate at 99.5. That is what most incubators are pre-set for and it works best. I hand turn 2x daily and keep my humidity about 50-55. I "might" increase slightly at day 18 but most often, I do not. I do not stop turning until day 18 either. Serama eggs are not the easiest to incubate. A broody often does a better job.

 

[artsyrobin]

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can a silky broody handle seramas?

 

[froggiesheins]

can a silky broody handle seramas?

Artsy, yes a MAMA silkie sure can...

 

[artsyrobin]

ok, eggs shifted, always makes me laugh when they scootch em around

 

[ocseramas]

can a silky broody handle seramas?

I have a Dutch silkied hen that runs around the yard. She probably 6+ years old now and I recently found her sitting on 24 of her own eggs! So yes, they can handle quite a few serama eggs.

 

[kangchang]

Saw one of my hens squatting for my roo, havent seen an egg in about a month. Hopefully my hens start laying!

 

[kangchang]

 

[artsyrobin]

beautiful!!!

 

[artsyrobin]

thought you guys would enjoy this shot of gizmo and cole

 

[kangchang]

thought you guys would enjoy this shot of gizmo and cole

Thank you for the compliment! And your birdies are very cute!