American serama thread!

[Naliez]

Zippy is sick of my pictures...

 

[Angie16hearts]

No problem! I mostly hatched some same-y-but-not-bad roosters, so I'll just post the stand outs. Please keep in mind they are young! Birth dates are [COLOR=680000]06/29 and 07/06, they're from a staggered hatch. They're nowhere near "type up" age.[/COLOR] [COLOR=680000]My salmon-y looking boy who I plan to keep.[/COLOR] [COLOR=680000]My frizzle boy who I am also keeping. Hopeful that his crimped waddle will grow out, he's had it about a week now.[/COLOR] [COLOR=680000]The light chocolate-y gal who is looking VERY upset because she rolled on to a cecal and got a bath about an hour ago! So she is not looking her best, but gosh is she every tiny and her colors are pretty.[/COLOR] [COLOR=680000]A black pullet named Reggie. Sweetest bird you'll ever meet, hope she types up.[/COLOR] [COLOR=680000]My black frizzle pullet.[/COLOR]

So beautiful ! Did. your light chocolate colored hen look like these two as a chick?

 

[codieshell]

my new hen

 

[PerfectPlumage]

I used to have 6 Seramas, 2 got trampled by the chickens

, 2 died from a disease which was raging in my flock

, 1 got eaten by a predator, and my last one, my super sweet adorable pullet, got eaten by a freakin' golden eagle. I hate that eagle.

I need more seramas... :'I

 

[artsyrobin]

I used to have 6 Seramas, 2 got trampled by the chickens

, 2 died from a disease which was raging in my flock

, 1 got eaten by a predator, and my last one, my super sweet adorable pullet, got eaten by a freakin' golden eagle. I hate that eagle.

I need more seramas... :'I

That is awful! Where are yo located?? i keep mine inside- i am way protective of them

 

[Angie16hearts]

Zippy is sick of my pictures...

How cute! It looks just like mine did! I'm trying to figure out what their coloring would be called . If anyone has any ideas? I know there are a ton of colors.

 

[PerfectPlumage]

That is awful! Where are yo located?? i keep mine inside- i am way protective of them

Ohio.. I was super protective of my last Seramas too, when there was still two left, they NEVER left each other's sights, they were best buddies. One day as I was looking for them so I could shut them in the coop for the night, they were gone. After two days one showed up, looking quite ruffled. She just walked up to me and sat down next to my leg. I picked her up and she fell asleep on my lap. Before her buddy was eaten she hated me. I put her in the coop in her own special place and fed her treats and gave her a heat lamp. (She was still pretty young.) I decided she needed to spend some time out side and started letting her free range with the other chickens.. Mistake.. Darn eagles.. I was devastated when I lost her. I keep having dreams that I find her alive and well and when I wake up I am just like. "Why brain, why must you play these pranks?"

 

[EZFarms]

I am having issued with this. My boy is definitely breeding but some eggs have weird/detached aircells as well as aren't developing. They are under a broody hen

 

[Skink]

So beautiful ! Did. your light chocolate colored hen look like these two as a chick?

Relatively yes! Her markings were much lighter and bleached looking, pretty much the color of her feathers now, and she had a very light tan chipmunk marking on part of her back. She has had a sun-faded appearance at pretty much every stage.

 

[Skink]

I am having issued with this. My boy is definitely breeding but some eggs have weird/detached aircells as well as aren't developing. They are under a broody hen

If your birds are breeding but you're not getting fertile eggs, you can try trimming bum fluff, but that seems unlikely to be the case.. Make sure your diet is good. You shouldn't have strange air cells on unshipped eggs unless the eggs are A: left to sit and dehydrate or B: kicked around a bunch because they are on the floor or you have too few nests. Make sure your set up is adequate for all hens, and that you are feeding a good breeder diet and not giving too many treats.

A picture of your set up and some care information about your husbandry routine (feeds given etc) can help anyone interested provide you a better answer, too.