American serama thread!

[cluck-cluck]

make sure the scratch has the corn chopped, zoomummy lost a roo to impacted crop from a whole kernal getting lodged in his crop



show and tell

mystery girl








and Gizmo

Who is the mystery girl? Looks like she's been getting too much attention! Poor thing needs a break!

What color legs are serama (or American serama, since that's basically what we all have =) ) supposed to have??
I guess I never paid attention to the color of their legs! I'll have to check everyone out tomorrow! What fun for them! LOL

Speaking of serama crosses - does anyone remember a little bit back, someone hatched a "Serama" chick that was rumpless and bearded and looked like a tiny little araucana(sp?)??? I would love to know what became of that little chick! It would be fun to see if she comes out more serama or araucana! And what color eggs she lays!

I actually didn't know Serama couldn't have pink legs eaither, froggiesheins?? So far I have greenish, grey, black and yellow, LOL.

I would also love to know what happened to that funny chick, it was awesomely cute!?!

 

[JulieNKC]

I live in Michigan and let me tell you that even though they can't take the super harsh weather, they are pretty hardy. Best recommendation I can give you is a large insulated coop with a covered run. I would even have a flat panel heater in the coop that they can cuddle up to. As long as you aren't raising the frizzled or silkied seramas, I think you will do just fine. Don't forget to feed them TONS of scratch. That will help keep their body warmer. Also, if it is going to be a super cold night, try feeding them scratch right before they go to bed. That has seemed to help with mine.

Do you use heat at all with yours? Just curious, since I live in Missouri and have similar weather. I got my first serama in oct and kept them inside all winter thinking it would be too cold. By February I couldn't take the obnoxious roos anymore, and booted them out, lol. It's gotten to 20 or so at night quite a bit since, and they've done well but I'm trying to plan for this winter. My adults are all B's, and 1 A (and a d but he will be leaving shortly). I was planning on moving my frizzle either inside or to a heated brooder in winter, but do you think the rest would be ok? That would be soo much easier if the funky feathered guys were the only one's I had to really worry about.

 

[larps1234]

Curious, why would you care if your birds are B class or C class if you just want pets?? Also If a serama has pink legs, they are a mix, not pure serama.....

Their legs are orangy yellow, one green, one black. I just said pink because tI me the orangey yellow legers look like pink legers to me. And I don't care the size lol I was making a point about how healthy the chickens are lol.

 

[larps1234]

Curious, why would you care if your birds are B class or C class if you just want pets?? Also If a serama has pink legs, they are a mix, not pure serama.....

Their legs are orangy yellow, one green, one black. I just said pink because tI me the orangey yellow legers look like pink legers to me. And I don't care the size lol I was making a point about how healthy the chickens are lol.

 

[larps1234]

hey guys! attempt 3 to get a video of my chickens laying an egg! i finnally decided just to put my cellphone camera in the nestbox to get up close and personal! they dont really poop when inside the nest so im excited! if i get the video ill post it lol!

 

[larps1234]

hey! i have a HEN THAT HAS PROBABLY LAID 8- 10 EGGS SINCE I GOT HER THREE SUNDAYS AGO (TODAY WILL BE SUNDAY # 3) . I ASSUMED SHE MATED ON THAT SUNDAY. WILL TODAYS EGG, AND NEXT FOUR BE FERTILE? SHES A BIGGER SERAMA AND WAS WITH A BIGGER SERAMA ROOSTER. SO I'M GUESSING SHE HAD A LOT OF SEED IN HER THE DAY I GOT HER. ANY INPUT HELPS! THANKS!

 

[froggiesheins]

make sure the scratch has the corn chopped, zoomummy lost a roo to impacted crop from a whole kernal getting lodged in his crop show and tell mystery girl and Gizmo

Robin, From this picture mystery girl is either a cross serama/OEGB or is all OEGB. The abundance of red on the sides of the face and the longer back say OEGB. But she is purty and SO glad she is now in good hands. LOL Gizmo is a hoot!

 

[froggiesheins]

What color legs are serama (or American serama, since that's basically what we all have =) ) supposed to have??
I guess I never paid attention to the color of their legs! I'll have to check everyone out tomorrow! What fun for them! LOL

Speaking of serama crosses - does anyone remember a little bit back, someone hatched a "Serama" chick that was rumpless and bearded and looked like a tiny little araucana(sp?)??? I would love to know what became of that little chick! It would be fun to see if she comes out more serama or araucana! And what color eggs she lays!

Acceptable colors are: yellow, swarthy [yellow w/ black] green, black. The Standard of Perfection [SOP at a show and with breeders] is still open to any color but the SQ breeders are trying to breed out the green or solid black legs.
Also ear lobe color should be red with not white or pearl color at all for SOP.
This is why pet quality birds will have such a variety of leg colors, they are "culls" from breeding programs OR just someone that is breeding and selling pet quality seramas.
In the future of seramas the SOP will be tightening up so that only yellow or swarthy legs will be acceptable for show...hope that helps kukupecpec.....

 

[froggiesheins]

Thanks for the replies!  Considering their size, I suppose a temporary indoor enclosure isn't that big of a deal.  I just want to be informed as much as possible.  

On acquiring birds.  Many of the links I've followed from association websites are either dead, or link to 'breeders' who have evidently given up their Seramas for one reason or another.  Any suggestions or direction here on finding a breeder?  For the most part to be used as pets, but wouldn't be terribly upset at 'quality' birds either.  A more accurate classification I guess is pet, with the possibility of having my 5 year old hatch some out in the future for a 4h project or such.

Thanks again...

Well you could contact a breeder that is sort of in your area and ask them if there is someone closer. OR google serama breeders......sorry the links didn't work :-(

 

[froggiesheins]

Do you use heat at all with yours? Just curious, since I live in Missouri and have similar weather. I got my first serama in oct and kept them inside all winter thinking it would be too cold. By February I couldn't take the obnoxious roos anymore, and booted them out, lol. It's gotten to 20 or so at night quite a bit since, and they've done well but I'm trying to plan for this winter. My adults are all B's, and 1 A (and a d but he will be leaving shortly). I was planning on moving my frizzle either inside or to a heated brooder in winter, but do you think the rest would be ok? That would be soo much easier if the funky feathered guys were the only one's I had to really worry about. 

I live in southern CA and use purple reptile heat bulbs for nites that get under 32 degrees for my guys. Even tho it does not get as cold here as Missouri, my seramas are not used to cold, so to them 32 is BBRRRRR! As long as your coop is WELL insulated with ventilation for any moisture build up and you have deep bedding and a nice wide roost pole so that their toes are completely covered by their feathers. [a 1' x 2' board wide side is perfect] they should be OK.
I STILL WOULD have heat available for those really cold niteBetter safe than sorry.......lol