American serama thread!

[cluck-cluck]

Updates on my two youngest babes right now... two weeks old... Raine and London!!! (I love them... I want to hatch everything their parents produce LOL!)

Great names, and boy howdy, they are striking! I love the black and white!

Oh! and had to share Turtle's child-pass-out moment...

I leave their door open all the time if I'm home, even if I'm not in my room, and put a nice rope on the bar so they have something to hold on to. Without a nice roost in their cage, they have taken to hanging out and napping in the doorway. Last night, Turtle was a little worn out... LOL

That's just too cute! LOL


Congratulations kukupecpec!

 

[chickydee64]

Hi everyone,
Was locked out for a few days.forgot password...........
Have new pic's and am going to try to post today.
My chicks are three weeks and 4 days.
Have two broody Serama hens....................something in the air??????????
Such beautiful pictures posted.
Oh, and I believe little turtle is a guy ...............
Later

 

[cluck-cluck]

I hate it when I forget passwords, LOL. Glad you got back to us!

 

[ChknObsessedANG]

Oh! and had to share Turtle's child-pass-out moment...

I leave their door open all the time if I'm home, even if I'm not in my room, and put a nice rope on the bar so they have something to hold on to. Without a nice roost in their cage, they have taken to hanging out and napping in the doorway. Last night, Turtle was a little worn out... LOL

OMG - this is ADORABLE!!!

 

[ChknObsessedANG]

Day 21 and still no Pips....I was hopeful that there would be something when I got home today, but no.

 

[Gardeningmama]

Day 21 and still no Pips....I was hopeful that there would be something when I got home today, but no.

Don't you just hate that? Don't stress though, a gal over on PA Unite just posted that her friend's LF eggs didn't hatch until day 25 ending on day 27. Can you imagine that kind of stress? I wouldn't have any fingernails left!

 

[JulieNKC]

Updates on my two youngest babes right now... two weeks old... Raine and London!!! (I love them... I want to hatch everything their parents produce LOL!)

They are beautiful.

LOL!! You know, I take for granted the awesome brooder that DH built me, and forget that not everyone has a birdseye view of their chicks. The brooder is on an island with a viewing window, so when I sit in a chair for morning coffee and such, they walk up and I'm always seeing the bottom of their chins. The waddles are there, just tucked up in the fluff, on boys and girls. They come out quicker than the comb, it's just so subtle, you have to be on the lookout, and the best time to see them that small is when they are taking a drink. But once again it's the vantage point you get to see them from.

Some days you can't get my butt off of this chair, especially when I have a new batch of chicks in there, like now. I'll just sit there all day watching chick antics. Drives DH crazy.

Love that brooder.

Oh man that is awesome!!! It's such a joy to have handy and willing men around! I love building my own things, but DH went to school for engineering so he's better at making my crazy designs actually stay together with his building understanding. I just start throwing wood in a pile and nailing crap together in the shape I think I want HA. I STILL haven't finished my big dresser brooder outside, but I'm currently on my equivalent of a summer break from school until March 18th, so I'm not working either and that extra cash is what supports my animal obsession ha.

I will have to look a little harder for their waddles... they are in a pet store rabbit cage right next to my bed so I watch them constantly - I live in my bedroom because we live with my in-laws, my MIL is great, doesn't speak any English, but my husbands High School Freshman brother is a HUGE pain in the you-know-what causing all kinds of family drama so I just stick to my little bedroom oasis - and although they are just about the same level as me, I can't really see under their little fuzzy heads without manhandling them haha.


I LOVE that second picture! Those while and black feathers are just to die for! So far all I'm getting are browns, which are lovely, but nothing beats black and white! My Taco is black whit a little white. I hope his GF starts laying so I can hatch out some of their babies.


So I know this is the Serama thread, but my other regular thread has soooo many people posting everyday it's just not as tight or familiar a little group. So I'm going to post this here! Lol
I got 7 random local backyard mix eggs off CL for $5 to run a test hatch with full size eggs before my BLRW shipment comes. I hadn't seen ANY development the entire incubation, everything just looked dark from day 1 so everything was a gamble. This morning ALL 7 OF THEM are pipping

!!!! I'm so stinkin excited AAAAAND my 7 BLRW eggs are arriving this week! This is amazing. Just had to share my joy with you all, I really like you guys!

Yay for new hatchlings!

Oh! and had to share Turtle's child-pass-out moment...

I leave their door open all the time if I'm home, even if I'm not in my room, and put a nice rope on the bar so they have something to hold on to. Without a nice roost in their cage, they have taken to hanging out and napping in the doorway. Last night, Turtle was a little worn out... LOL

Too cute!

Day 21 and still no Pips....I was hopeful that there would be something when I got home today, but no.

I hope you wake up to some chicks!

 

[kukupecpec]

I think that's awesome. I love hatching, it's so stinking addicting, and exhilarating! I just hatched out 12 BLRW's, 2 EE's, & 3OE's, 3 days ago, and just ordered a batch of Barnevelder eggs for the Easter Hatchalong!! HATCHING WISHES COMING YOUR WAY!!!!

It's awesome. I have eggs ordered every Monday after day 21 of the next hatch for nearly 4 months out!

Great names, and boy howdy, they are striking! I love the black and white!
That's just too cute! LOL


Congratulations kukupecpec!

Thanks!!! They are adorable. They totally look like little mutts too!

OMG - this is ADORABLE!!!

He is the weirdest little chicken... he does the funniest things. He's starting to get his manly hormones cause about every 30 seconds he JUMPS up and runs around puffing up his chest and holding his head higher than the other one - backing the poor thing into a corner. He also jumps/flies on top of anything he an get to, and then stands at the top chirping and squealing like mad because the genius can't get back down. LOL

Day 21 and still no Pips....I was hopeful that there would be something when I got home today, but no.

Oh man that really sucks!!! My first two hatches were like that =( I'll see if I can't send some of my current hatching karma your way!




Here are my 7 mutts!
And here's a couple pix of one of the new babies next to my 4 wk old Turtle! The new hatch has a bigger head!!!! Too funny

 

[kukupecpec]

Oh! I forgot to ask -
When should I put Turtle and his friend outside with the other serama? I will definitely supervise their first few meetings inside where I can help control Taco, but at what age should I start working on transferring them outside? I have no idea how long they need to be kept under their heat lamp.

 

[Gardeningmama]

Oh! I forgot to ask -
When should I put Turtle and his friend outside with the other serama? I will definitely supervise their first few meetings inside where I can help control Taco, but at what age should I start working on transferring them outside? I have no idea how long they need to be kept under their heat lamp.

They shouldn't go outside until they are fully feathered, even their heads. Where are you located and what are your temps? I know where I am I have to wait another month at least. IT'S JUST TOO COLD HERE!

P.S. I love that silver or white shiny chick!! What is it?