American serama thread!

[WVduckchick]

I'd call him a black with gold/red leakage...
No, she doesn't have any OEGB's... d'Uccles and Seramas only...

I had 2 Serama boys that grew up together that fought after their hormones kicked in... had to separate them... it happens...

Thanks!!

I considered separating them, but with only 9 chicks at this point (2 weak chicks died during their second week of life), and 3 of them are boys, I could do 3 trio pens, but figured 2 on 6 would be better anyway. The rest all get along very well. I may give him a bit longer to see if its just a temporary thing though. I have seen him mating one of the girls already, so they are growing up for sure!

 

[Ravynscroft]

Thanks!! 

I considered separating them, but with only 9 chicks at this point (2 weak chicks died during their second week of life), and 3 of them are boys, I could do 3 trio pens, but figured 2 on 6 would be better anyway. The rest all get along very well.  I may give him a bit longer to see if its just a temporary thing though.  I have seen him mating one of the girls already, so they are growing up for sure! 

If he doesn't, then I would try rehoming him and leaving the other 2 with the girls in one pen... if they stay civil it can work out really well...

I have 4 roosters in with 16 girls in my Self Blue OEGB's and they do just fine together... 1 does get picked on occasionally, but he has a couple girls that stick with him and they hang out in their own area most times so it's not an issue really...

 

[serama mamma]

Hi guys! Long time no talk, well I have a serama hen (the same one in my avatar), trying to hatch out eggs, she is going to be a first time mom, but they were just put under her yesterday. So I was wondering if their is anything I can do to help her out some?

 

[nchls school]

Hi guys! Long time no talk, well I have a serama hen (the same one in my avatar), trying to hatch out eggs, she is going to be a first time mom, but they were just put under her yesterday. So I was wondering if their is anything I can do to help her out some?  :cd

Give her privacy; a secluded nest. Limit interference. Make sure she has enough nest material and a well-shaped nest. A lack of nest material enables eggs to be accidentally pushed aside. (I prefer straw for nests-wood shaving do not hold a nest shape as well.) Young birds can be destructive-remove any young as I have found that they will pull a brooding hen's nest apart or pile in with the hen at night. Put food and water well away from the nest as brooding hens need exercise. Food to close may end up with the hen defecating in the nest. Do not make the mistake of giving her too many eggs. If the hen can not cover the eggs well, eggs get cold and by hatch date many, if not all, the eggs will be ruined. Good luck.

 

[nchls school]

These eggs are already a week in took them from my bator. My smallest hen has yet to go broody. The other three already did this is the second time for this hen. This year.

Serama mature fast and are broody fools. One of my hens has brooded several times in her first year. She was a grandmother a few days before turning one year old.

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

How often do they go broody. Cute little buggers

 

[nchls school]

How often do they go broody. Cute little buggers

Approximate numbers-two weeks to lay an average clutch (8-12 eggs), 19-21 day incubation period, three weeks to care for chicks, and egg laying starts again. A new brood every two months. Most of my pullets have started laying between 4 and 5 months. One, last year, started to lay at just over 3 months. Another started to lay after 6 months.

 

[WVduckchick]

At what age are seramas considered mature, as far as weight/class?

 

[Poultrybonkers]

One of my silkied not sure if its a male or female.

 

[nchls school]

One of my silkied not sure if its a male or female.

Pullet.