American serama thread!

[WVduckchick]

@casportpony and @Ravynscroft are my go-to gals for dosages.

Personally, I'd still give the injectable orally instead of IM.

 

[Ravynscroft]

@casportpony and @Ravynscroft are my go-to gals for dosages.

Personally, I'd still give the injectable orally instead of IM.

X2 on the oral route... Tylan is one that *can* cause injection site necrosis... dosage is 50mg per pound twice daily...

 

[R1V3R20NG]

Hi... dang this thing is long. I was hoping for a ton of advice on seramas and well i don't exactly want to read all 26022 posts. I have no bantams at my house and want to incorporate some serama chicks. I need tips, a lot of them.

 

[WVduckchick]

Hi... dang this thing is long. I was hoping for a ton of advice on seramas and well i don't exactly want to read all 26022 posts. I have no bantams at my house and want to incorporate some serama chicks. I need tips, a lot of them.

Get some!



What kind of birds do you have now?

 

[R1V3R20NG]

I have 2 EE's, 2 Salmon Favorelles, a dark brahma, a buff orpington, a partridge rock, a polish, a silver laced wyandotte, a black sex link, a rode island red, and the rooster is a silver laced cochin.

 

[R1V3R20NG]

 

[WVduckchick]

Cute flock! The cochin looks like a bantam, is he not?

In my opinion, seramas can get along fine in a mixed flock. I'd choose some "pet-quality" ones, on the larger side, just so they aren't dwarfed too badly.
Most seramas are quite good fliers, so as long as they have room to get away, I have never had one hurt by a larger bird. Serama cockerels tend to think they are much (MUCH) larger than they are, ya know Little Man syndrome. Lol
So if you get a serama cockerel, he will also try to mate the large girls.

That's my thoughts, off the top of my head. I'm sure some others will be along with more to add.

 

[R1V3R20NG]

Cute flock! The cochin looks like a bantam, is he not?

In my opinion, seramas can get along fine in a mixed flock. I'd choose some "pet-quality" ones, on the larger side, just so they aren't dwarfed too badly.
Most seramas are quite good fliers, so as long as they have room to get away, I have never had one hurt by a larger bird. Serama cockerels tend to think they are much (MUCH) larger than they are, ya know Little Man syndrome. Lol
So if you get a serama cockerel, he will also try to mate the large girls.

That's my thoughts, off the top of my head. I'm sure some others will be along with more to add.

In case you are wondering i am getting seramas for show and breeding purposes. and no the cockerel is not a bantam.

 

[R1V3R20NG]

oh and if the little serama roo tries to mate with Red (The Rhode island Red) he will fail. before Major Chaps was fully grown he attempted that and was trying so had to stay balanced on her while pulling on her head as much as he could and still not able to reach her butt, so her fell off and landed on his back. Whitney Henston (Polish) was to small and when he made his attempt he slid right over her head, and that was when he finally got on.

 

[LilJoe]

In case you are wondering i am getting seramas for show and breeding purposes. and no the cockerel is not a bantam.

If you are going to breed and show them I suggest keeping them separate.