American serama thread!

[nchls school]

And I'm here and I'm sure there are others. So let's start things off again.

This is one of mine. When her eggs failed to hatch I gave her a few cochin bantam chicks to raise. Being her first attempt at nesting I wanted her to raise chicks to complete the reproductive cycle.

 

[black_cat]

And I'm here and I'm sure there are others. So let's start things off again.

This is one of mine. When her eggs failed to hatch I gave her a few cochin bantam chicks to raise. Being her first attempt at nesting I wanted her to raise chicks to complete the reproductive cycle.

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She's so cute! I love her tail. Any idea why the eggs failed?

 

[nchls school]

Weather. We had a week of unseasonable cold with temps down in the low teens. About half the eggs were ruined; serama, phoenix, and turkey eggs. Every brooding bird had, at least some, eggs ruined.

 

[Faraday40]

Is this thread closed? Nobody has posted in months.

I'm also still here.
My most recent serama hatch was Feb 1. I think girl. (5 weeks)

Trying NOT to hatch too many seramas..... but those little eggs are so CUTE.
They somehow keep finding their way into the incubator.

 

[Faraday40]

And I'm here and I'm sure there are others. So let's start things off again.

This is one of mine. When her eggs failed to hatch I gave her a few cochin bantam chicks to raise. Being her first attempt at nesting I wanted her to raise chicks to complete the reproductive cycle.

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Mama is so pretty.

 

[nchls school]

I'm also still here.
My most recent serama hatch was Feb 1. I think girl. (5 weeks)
Trying NOT to hatch too many seramas..... but those little eggs are so CUTE.
They somehow keep finding their way into the incubator.

Yes, looks to be a very nice pullet. I have a few that are younger and the little cockerels already have bigger combs.

And I'm wishing that more would hatch. Between trying to replace birds that were killed by a neighbor dog and for several people wanting to buy, I getting really anxious to have more hatch. We had some severe cold which my coops are not made for, and I lost three clutches to that when the hens got off on break; I guess. Everything here is made to beat the heat as we normally don't have severe cold that hangs on and on.

Mama is so pretty.

Thank you for your kind words.

 

[nchls school]

This is a little cockerel I am proud of. His color never comes through in pictures accurately; a light blue gray with caramel poured over it.

 

[RebekahTN]

Yes, looks to be a very nice pullet. I have a few that are younger and the little cockerels already have bigger combs.

And I'm wishing that more would hatch. Between trying to replace birds that were killed by a neighbor dog and for several people wanting to buy, I getting really anxious to have more hatch. We had some severe cold which my coops are not made for, and I lost three clutches to that when the hens got off on break; I guess. Everything here is made to beat the heat as we normally don't have severe cold that hangs on and on.


Thank you for your kind words.

nchls school, I see you are in TN. Which part? I am in Middle Tennessee and would love to find some more seramas. We bought to pair but I'm not sure they are full serama as the seller stated as they are quiet a bit bigger than what you would expect for a serama. They are definitely smaller than standard and even our bantams and have somewhat of a serama pose, but not quiet there, and like I said much bigger than a "coke can". We still love them, but would like true seramas.
My little has ALWAYS liked to pick the smallest of a hatch to be her favorite and the ones she NEEDS when buying chicks. As you know the "runts" are usually small for a reason... with medical issues, not always, but enough times and they end up not making it to full adulthood for whatever reason. So I thought seramas would be perfect for her. They would be tiny and stay tiny for her and still be healthy.

 

[nchls school]

nchls school, I see you are in TN. Which part? I am in Middle Tennessee and would love to find some more seramas. We bought to pair but I'm not sure they are full serama as the seller stated as they are quiet a bit bigger than what you would expect for a serama. They are definitely smaller than standard and even our bantams and have somewhat of a serama pose, but not quiet there, and like I said much bigger than a "coke can". We still love them, but would like true seramas.
My little has ALWAYS liked to pick the smallest of a hatch to be her favorite and the ones she NEEDS when buying chicks. As you know the "runts" are usually small for a reason... with medical issues, not always, but enough times and they end up not making it to full adulthood for whatever reason. So I thought seramas would be perfect for her. They would be tiny and stay tiny for her and still be healthy.

Middle Tenessee also; perhaps a bit south and west-Scotts Hill-20 minutes south of Lexington, TN. The majority of serama are bigger than a coke can; mine weigh between 8 and 14 ounces 12-16 grams at hatch.
I get "Little" as I look for the smallest too. I'm fascinated with tiny. My turkeys are miini. My goats are dwarf. My dogs weigh about ten pounds. There isn't a large chicken on the place... I don't come on BYC much so if you wish, feel free to email: [email protected]

Many people raise serama that are in the C, D, and over because they produce better and more. So pure serama do come in larger sizes. Personally I don't see the point in raising larger serama in that serama are supposed to be the world's smallest breed.

My flock is small-less than 15 birds. I do sell chicks when I have some available.
This picture shows a pair that hatched last night. There's five little ones and they will be for sale when they are two weeks old. I do not sell chicks/ducklings/etc. the are newly hatched. They are fragile at first and I want the people that buy from me to have every chance of success.

If you post or email pictures I would be happy to give an honest opinion on the serama you have.

 

[Faraday40]

There's five little ones and they will be for sale when they are two weeks old. I do not sell chicks/ducklings/etc. the are newly hatched. They are fragile at first and I want the people that buy from me to have every chance of success.

I learned that lesson the hard way! I had a woman excited about buying seramas. Her kids already had bantams, so I sold them both of my chicks the next day after hatching. I saw the chicks eat & drink, and figured all was good. They put the car's seat-heater on to keep chicks warm on the drive home. The chicks settled into new brooder. That night the kids had a school function and when they came home one was dead. The second died sometime in the night.

Now I wait at least a week before selling any chicks. One reason is because they are more fragile - like quail. The second reason is I'd rather have a chick die in my possession than after a kid falls in love.