American serama thread!

[shahtir101]

The last, and only, serama eggs I had shipped hatched at 55%. From what I have read that is quite good for shipped eggs; part of the success, I think, is in how they were packaged.

Each egg was wrapped separately in bubble wrap then inserted in a small plastic cup (Dixie cup) rounded end up taped in.  The "egg cups" were placed in a small box surrounded in more bubble wrap; packing peanuts would do as well. That box was placed in a slightly larger box surrounded with crumpled newspaper/bubble wrap/packing peanuts.

It was a real pain unwrapping the eggs, but none were broken and only one or two had an unattached air cell.

Let me know when you can ship. I do not like to use incubators, but I always seem to have one or more hens that are broody.

Hopefully, when you are ready, we can check the long range forecast and Mother Nature will help us out.

That is a great hatch rate. Do you have a picture that shows how the egg cups were placed in the smaller box. Were the egg cups placed In an egg carton and then in the smaller box?

 

[nchls school]

That is a great hatch rate. Do you have a picture that shows how the egg cups were placed in the smaller box. Were the egg cups placed In an egg carton and then in the smaller box?

No egg carton. Later, I had Japanese bantam eggs shipped and they were in a carton-0% hatched. The serama eggs each had their own small cup. The cups were placed in a box that had a slightly larger volume than all the egg cups combined. the cups were completely surrounded with bubble wrap. Then that box was placed in a larger box, again, surrounded by packing material.

At the time I complained loudly to my wife on the difficulty of getting the eggs out of the cups and bubble wrap. Now I know better.

 

[shahtir101]

No egg carton. Later, I had Japanese bantam eggs shipped and they were in a carton-0% hatched. The serama eggs each had their own small cup. The cups were placed in a box that had a slightly larger volume than all the egg cups combined. the cups were completely surrounded with bubble wrap. Then that box was placed in a larger box, again, surrounded by packing material.

At the time I complained loudly to my wife on the difficulty of getting the eggs out of the cups and bubble wrap. Now I know better.

Ok I was a bit confused on that. Thanks for clarifying. Sounds pretty simple.

 

[nchls school]

Ok I was a bit confused on that. Thanks for clarifying. Sounds pretty simple.

Simple yes, but time consuming. I really think it made a difference. Plenty of cushion and shock absorbent. It's the shock that causes the unattached air cells.

 

[shahtir101]

Simple yes, but time consuming. I really think it made a difference. Plenty of cushion and shock absorbent. It's the shock that causes the unattached air cells.

Yes, that is a great way to package eggs actually. I had never thought of that.

 

[nchls school]

Yes, that is a great way to package eggs actually. I had never thought of that.

And if you can use all bubble wrap instead of other so much the better. Packing peanuts and crumpled newspaper separate and settle. Bubble wrap stays on place, insulates, and absorbs the shock when the box is jolted.

 

[Poultrybonkers]

My seramas are 15 weeks old and my roos is crowing and my black pullet is bowing...cant wait until they lay!

 

[shahtir101]

My seramas are 15 weeks old and my roos is crowing and my black pullet is bowing...cant wait until they lay!

Yay! I was looking every day until my girls layed an egg

 

[Poultrybonkers]

Yay! I was looking every day until my girls layed an egg

Well there faces are still pale so its still gonna be a few weeks.

 

[nchls school]

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My seramas are 15 weeks old and my roos is crowing and my black pullet is bowing...cant wait until they lay![/quote]

Most of mine laid between 16 and 20 weeks. Soon for yours!