American serama thread!

[MadamPoofyBrow]

Shop lights can be bought at any hardware store, farm store, Walmart, etc.

Awesome, thanks! Are they very expensive?

 

[nchls school]

$10-$20 at Walmart.

 

[Ra_]

I recently shipped 2 dozen eggs to FL. Priority for 3 lbs was $16. One dozen should be under 3 lbs. I use the large priority box filled with peanuts. I wrap each egg in strips of paper towel, then strips of bubble wrap and put them in an egg carton in the middle of the packing peanuts.

I never shipped eggs before but I've heard that plastic can possibly smother them.
I already put yours in the mailbox and they were picked up 10 minutes later.
I lined a styrofoam egg cartons with layers of paper towels, put the eggs in and covered them with more.
I cut a triangular shaped priority box down to the length of the egg carton.
I'm hoping that they're less likely to crush those boxes because they can't stack them.

Crummy news everyone.
The Post Office is raising rates in 2 days.
About a 10% raise for Priority and 15% for Express.

 

[nchls school]

10 weeks
4-5 weeks


Midget was 7.5 ounces last week and 7.5 ounces this week-11 weeks old. Some, not all, of my first serama hens stopped growing at 12 weeks old. It will be interesting, for me, to see how this pullet develops. From the growth I'm seeing in my new chicks, I may have four more Midget's size or smaller yet.

 

[TJChickens]

I never shipped eggs before but I've heard that plastic can possibly smother them.
I already put yours in the mailbox and they were picked up 10 minutes later.
I lined a styrofoam egg cartons with layers of paper towels, put the eggs in and covered them with more.
I cut a triangular shaped priority box down to the length of the egg carton.
I'm hoping that they're less likely to crush those boxes because they can't stack them.

Crummy news everyone.
The Post Office is raising rates in 2 days.
About a 10% raise for Priority and 15% for Express.

The way that most BYC people send their eggs, and a lot of people on Ebay too, is that they completely wrap up and tape each egg with bubble wrap and put them all in a nest of some kind of packing and then sometimes a double box. BYC seems to promote this method, but I don't like it at all. I don't think they should be in plastic either. And I like them held individually in place using egg cartons. I do put a strip of bubble wrap around each egg, but the top and bottom of the egg are open to air and there is paper towel between eggs and bubble wrap. I ship hundreds of eggs each year and people seem to like how they are packed.
Sounds like you packaged well. I will check the air cells when they get here and let you know how they did through the mail.

I would love to have a few of yours to mix with mine. You have such adorable birds!
Thank you so much for letting me try them!

 

[prizepete]

10 weeks
4-5 weeks


Midget was 7.5 ounces last week and 7.5 ounces this week-11 weeks old. Some, not all, of my first serama hens stopped growing at 12 weeks old. It will be interesting, for me, to see how this pullet develops. From the growth I'm seeing in my new chicks, I may have four more Midget's size or smaller yet.

Mine, Who is about the same age, Is about 8 Oz... she has slowed down on growing though too

 

[Skink]

Took photos of my sweet boy Chip out in the sunshine today. He was the first serama for me, the only chick to hatch so he thinks he's a little human. Which is fun and all, he follows me around all day long and loves me and my husband, but it has downsides.. like him not knowing the first thing about breeding.

 

[shahtir101]

Took photos of my sweet boy Chip out in the sunshine today. He was the first serama for me, the only chick to hatch so he thinks he's a little human. Which is fun and all, he follows me around all day long and loves me and my husband, but it has downsides.. like him not knowing the first thing about breeding.

Wow! He is drop dead gorgeous!! Love his color! I think he will figure it out lol

 

[MadamPoofyBrow]

Shahtir, do you have any pics of your Silkied Seramas?

Skink, Chip is gorgeous!

 

[shahtir101]

Shahtir, do you have any pics of your Silkied Seramas?

Skink, Chip is gorgeous!

Yes I do. These are blurry. I will have to get out with the better camera soon

Some of my other birds that eggs will be from. The mottled pair are from Jerry Seramas










sorry they arent really posed in these pictures