American serama thread!

[emrldgrn1]

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GREAT! Thanks for helping me out on this. I had heard of the color many times but didnt know what one looked like. So I have two of these guys this color and a hen that is this color and white speckled that is a sister to this guy. What would that be? She is 50% white and 50% this chocolaty color in a speckled pattern. I will get a picture if you need to see it. Thanks again!

 

[KilnChick]

There are some hens who become egg eaters.  Maybe one got accidently broken, and they tasted it.  The problem is that once the hen learns that they can eat their eggs, they will continue to eat them.  If there are other chickens around when she cracks them and eats them, they will learn to do this, too. You need to separate her so she doesn't teach this bad habit to others.  Do you use plastic eggs in your nests with young pullets?  It helps prevent egg eating.  A young chicken will try to eat different things.  So, they will try pecking at the plastic egg when they are young only to find that it is not good to eat.  Eventually, they totally lose interest in eggs.  So, when there are real eggs in the nests, they aren't interested.  Always try to collect eggs thru out the day and never give your chickens eggs unless you cook them.  Don't just throw down a cracked egg for them to eat.  You need to make sure there is no connection that the egg you are feeding them looks like the ones in the nests.  You can google this topic for more information.

It wasn't eaten, she had it buried under the hay

 

[kukupecpec]

I was wondering about silkied serama, are they their own "serama"or will breeding a silkie chicken to a smooth serama result in the same thing?
Just wondering what is going to come out of my silkies eggs in the bator since the only roo is my serama =)

 

[ocseramas]

I was wondering about silkied serama, are they their own "serama"or will breeding a silkie chicken to a smooth serama result in the same thing?
Just wondering what is going to come out of my silkies eggs in the bator since the only roo is my serama =)

Breeding a silkied serama to a silkied serama will produce all silkied serama. Breeding a smooth serama to a silkied serama will produce 50% silkied offspring and 50% smooth offspring.

The silkied serama is not ABA/APA approved at this time but more or less in the "works" to be approved. Personally, my favorite of the feather varieties. I find them to be smaller naturally in size and have wonderful temperaments.

 

[insanity]

Last night I went out to feed and my tiniest hen,a 2yr old black silked, was acting "funny". Eager to eat,good color, but unsteady, not moving around very well??? This morning she was dead. I don't know why. They others are all fine. None of the minis are laying so I doubt it was an egg problem. Any ideas?

 

[chickydee64]

Last night I went out to feed and my tiniest hen,a 2yr old black silked, was acting "funny". Eager to eat,good color, but unsteady, not moving around very well??? This morning she was dead. I don't know why. They others are all fine. None of the minis are laying so I doubt it was an egg problem. Any ideas?

Oh Geeze.....I am really sorry....nothing worse than losing one of these little guys..................

 

[insanity]

Thanks,
I'm just curios why. It almost seemed like stroke symptoms.

 

[chickydee64]

Thanks,
I'm just curios why. It almost seemed like stroke symptoms.

I'm not good on the health problems.
I have read here that the tiny ones often do not live long>>
Also, so often they (all chickens ) do not show symptoms of illness until they are really sick.
If she was unsteady the night before....I doubt it was stroke.
Wish I could be more help.

 

[bantambury]

could this little guy be a serama? I thought he was a jap bantam, but some are telling me his legs are too long, and his wings are too long...

 

[Jharper]

could this little guy be a serama? I thought he was a jap bantam, but some are telling me his legs are too long, and his wings are too long...

Where did you get him from?