American serama thread!

[bluebird]

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Haha...I think you will keep them all!

 

[bluebird]

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Wow! Nice job, Sue! Like the decorations!

 

[catwalk]

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Could you imagine? Mother of the year right there

Mother has a congenital deformity; her left lower arm bones are missing, and her hand comes out of her elbow. Dropping the kid may not have been entirely her fault. She was horrified, and she immediately called 911. Doc told her that "babies bounce", and she had little to worry about.

 

[Chicklette 1]

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Haha...I think you will keep them all!

I"m afraid you are a pretty smart thinker!! Just hatched two more babies and 2 more eggs are rocking. I also stuck 3 of the oldest eggs under my silver ginger girl who has suddenly gone broody! That leaves me 4 more to put in the bator after this hatch finishes! OMG.....they get more beautiful every day. I moved some out to the garage today so I wouldn't be totally surrounded by brooders and grow outs. They really needed more room and I have a couple of larger cages out there.

 

[shelleyd2008]

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Could you imagine? Mother of the year right there

Mother has a congenital deformity; her left lower arm bones are missing, and her hand comes out of her elbow. Dropping the kid may not have been entirely her fault. She was horrified, and she immediately called 911. Doc told her that "babies bounce", and she had little to worry about.

Oh, well that's a little different. But I still couldn't imagine doing that, I think I'd pass out before being able to call an ambulance

 

[ruthless]

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An 8-10 week old Serama cockeral should have a very red comb. Most of mine turn red at 3-6 weeks. The frizzles seem to be a little slower but definitely at 8 weeks you should be able to tell.
Post a picture and we should be able to tell you boy or girl.

 

[shelleyd2008]

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An 8-10 week old Serama cockeral should have a very red comb. Most of mine turn red at 3-6 weeks. The frizzles seem to be a little slower but definitely at 8 weeks you should be able to tell.
Post a picture and we should be able to tell you boy or girl.

I agree, most of my boys are noticeably male by 6 weeks old. However, the females don't really have much of a comb at all until they reach POL, so a young chick with a 'big' comb might still be a boy. If you have several males together, the less dominant ones will generally not develop as quickly.

ETA: This little guy was 6-8 weeks old when this picture was taken:

Humongous comb, and yes, he was crowing

These guys were probably more like 10-12 weeks, but you can clearly tell the male from the female

 

[chilldood47]

i dont have much trouble with snakes but i do with goanas i hate them oh and i cant say the words i want to say about foxes they took my best chook specks she was a silver spangled hamburg and a verry tame one i reared her from a chick and because of that she never learned to run fast because i would protect her so much she ment so much to me and i still miss her

 

[chilldood47]

i breed aussie game bantams and they are so good my hen is also finally sitting on eggs and the funny thing is i just got a batch hatch out of an incubator and now she goes and sits on eggs. i am a big chook enthusiest.

 

[SunnyCalifornia]

Nice job Froggie!! I bet you have happy birds tonight.

Chilldood47- Are you in Australia? S. Africa? Do you have Seramas there?