American serama thread!

[BM farms]

Sounds like bad luck

 

[kukupecpec]

Hi,

I have, so far, purchased three silkied seramas. I have one left. The first rooster died at about a year old and the hen at nearly two. I still have one rooster, he's nearly a year old. There were no signs of illness before either died. Fine in the morning, dead at night. I have many other chickens and have only ever lost them to predators or old age. Is this normal with seramas? Just bad luck? I brought them inside during winter, kept their water and bedding clean. I really love this breed, I wanted to breed & show them, but I can't afford to buy them and have them drop dead. Everybody else has so many photos of beautiful, happy seramas. What did I do wrong?

I'm so sorry to hear about your first serama experience!
I had a very similar experience right off the bat. I bought a pair and it didn't take long for one to mysteriously die. Too expensive to buy grown birds so started hatching. After a few botched hatches - these little eggs are so fragile and just take some time to get the hang of I think and it was my first experience hatching - I finally had 2 babies hatch. About 4 months in one mysteriously died again! Very difficult starting up, but now that I've got the hang of hatching and just caring for my chickens in general (had lots of ups and downs learning about chickens!) I have a nice little flock of 2 roos and 6 hens, and still hatching =) I think this is just one of those breeds that can take some patience to get into. I didn't have the money to really shell out for a nice breeding trio so instead I'm hatching my own, the overall cost may end up being higher - having to raise hatchlings to breeding age before really picking out keepers - but the cost is spread out, and a dozen eggs for $30 or so every few weeks is a much easier expense for me to handle than a few hundred for some nice birds all at once.
I don't think you did anything wrong =) I think these little guys are just very fragile, and if you are hoping to breed you probably just need to be prepared to lose some. They can get hurt without you even knowing, and sometimes once they've gotten hurt or caught something they can die quickly. I hope you don't give up! We would all love to have you!

 

[insanity]

Coop. I don't think it was you necessarily. I have three hens (10 months-2 yrs) and a yr old roo. I can't get an egg (fertile or not) from them. They just don't lay. My other birds are fine even the normal bantams give one once in awhile.

 

[KilnChick]

I'm expecting hatches from the 18th-31st!! So excited!!! This pic is my Hattie girl. She was badly injured by reg size chickens( girl I got from had them together!?) but with time, love and patience, I was able to save her! She is very very attached to me, as you can see, and so sweet! But I don't think I'll ever be able to breed her due to her traumatic experience! And that's ok!

 

[KilnChick]

I'm expecting hatches from the 18th-31st!! So excited!!! This pic is my Hattie girl. She was badly injured by reg size chickens( girl I got from had them together!?) but with time, love and patience, I was able to save her! She is very very attached to me, as you can see, and so sweet! But I don't think I'll ever be able to breed her due to her traumatic experience! And that's ok!

She is in my hoodie pocket!

 

[Scifisarah]

Diapers are no longer available!

I wondered if anyone on here would be interested in three serama diapers, free with paypal $5 shipping/packaging/encouraging me to walk to my mailbox in the Michigan snow money. They were made by lovemychix here on BYC https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/619065/chicken-hen-saddles-aprons-diapers-harnesses-great-prices-check-them-out-2 . All are sort of flowery modern & geometric patterns, one is mostly brown with green/white/aqua, one is mostly blue with some white/aqua/brown, and the third is brown/pinks and white with some sparkles. They were not used for more than a few minutes while my birds freaked out, and now that I have not had seramas since Spring, I think it is time for them to go. Send me a message if you are interested. I'll try to update this as soon as they are taken.

 

[chickydee64]

Hi, Found a wind (egg fart) in my Serama cage.
Pic of Serama left....LF right

 

[insanity]

that is so tiny. You should blow it out and save it.

 

[Sirracha]

It's so cool how small these guys really are once they're inside your hands.

 

[chickydee64]

It's so cool how small these guys really are once they're inside your hands.

Welcome to Serama land..................
Hope you will be back and let us know if you have Seramsa??????
They are the greatest little chickens................