American serama thread!

[shahtir101]

Someone told me you can but shouldn't that its best to breed silkied to smooth

You have to breed silkied to silkied to get a guaranteed silkied offspring

 

[Poultrybonkers]

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[Fluffyserama]

I think im done with seramas...never have i seen such aggressive chicks towards eachother. Mine were hatched 6/27/16 and i already processed the males weeks ago for fighting yet the remaining ones still keep attacking eachother. Im just gonna process the remaining one and go back to wyandottes. This is not a friendly breed.

*ouch*
I don't know what to say. One of the reasons I really wanted to start again with seramas was because the ones I had before where so easy going and friendly.

When I've had issues with aggression with other young fowl I do 3 things before blaming the bird.
1) I give them more space.
2) I up their protein intake
3) I give them 'toys'

Pheasants have been some of the meanest most cannibalistic birds I've kept. At the first spill of blood I would start feeding them meal worms or meat treats otherwise I would very soon have them fighting to the death.

If you lived near me I would offer to take a hen or two off your hands

 

[QuoVadis]

I think im done with seramas...never have i seen such aggressive chicks towards eachother. Mine were hatched 6/27/16 and i already processed the males weeks ago for fighting yet the remaining ones still keep attacking eachother. Im just gonna process the remaining one and go back to wyandottes. This is not a friendly breed.

That sounds very unlike anything I have ever heard about Seramas. I'm thinking either you got really terrible stock or something else is going on... what protein content do you feed? I see a big chicken in the background - are you sure the big chickens aren't picking on the new littler Seramas rather than Seramas picking on Seramas? What behavior have you observed? Blue Kote helps keep them from wanting to peck at a wound (chickens are drawn to the color red) but personally I'd separate the chicken in the picture and treat with Vetericyn. You can skirt that even in the eyes safely since it is just a gel made from water, salt and bleach I believe. It's expensive but it's worth having around because it is by far the best wound dressing out there I know of... I even use it on myself sometimes because it works so well.

 

[flockofbantams]

Thank everyone for all the silked to silked info!
My rooster most be a carrier of the sullied gene because he is a smooth and I only have one silked hen. There first batch was 3 chicks. 2 smooth and 1 sullied. There second batch of 2 was 1 of each!

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

That sounds very unlike anything I have ever heard about Seramas. I'm thinking either you got really terrible stock or something else is going on... what protein content do you feed? I see a big chicken in the background - are you sure the big chickens aren't picking on the new littler Seramas rather than Seramas picking on Seramas?  What behavior have you observed? Blue Kote helps keep them from wanting to peck at a wound (chickens are drawn to the color red) but personally I'd separate the chicken in the picture and treat with Vetericyn. You can skirt that even in the eyes safely since it is just a gel made from water, salt and bleach I believe. It's expensive but it's worth having around because it is by far the best wound dressing out there I know of... I even use it on myself sometimes because it works so well. 

Boredom can also lead to aggression, and as of I can see they are stuck in a cage, things you can provide to prevent boredom is giving them a swing, roosts, hanging treats, the simplest things can give them pleasure. And I agree I would put some blue kote on the wound, but I wouldn't give up on them, there are things you can try, before you give up and move to wyandottes again.

 

[shahtir101]

I think im done with seramas...never have i seen such aggressive chicks towards eachother. Mine were hatched 6/27/16 and i already processed the males weeks ago for fighting yet the remaining ones still keep attacking eachother. Im just gonna process the remaining one and go back to wyandottes. This is not a friendly breed.

I defiantly don't think this is true for all Seramas. It might have to do with the set up or age groups together, as that is what it looks like from the picture. Seramas are no different than any other breed and will fight. But not all are like this. I'm sorry that this happened, but please don't say that they are all aggressive because they aren't. There is still stuff you can do to help that chicken! I hope she recovers!

 

[shahtir101]

Thank everyone for all the silked to silked info!
My rooster most be a carrier of the sullied gene because he is a smooth and I only have one silked hen. There first batch was 3 chicks. 2 smooth and 1 sullied. There second batch of 2 was 1 of each!

That's great! I hope you get more silkied chicks in the future! How is porcupine?

 

[Poultrybonkers]

I defiantly don't think this is true for all Seramas. It might have to do with the set up or age groups together, as that is what it looks like from the picture. Seramas are no different than any other breed and will fight. But not all are like this. I'm sorry that this happened, but please don't say that they are all aggressive because they aren't. There is still stuff you can do to help that chicken! I hope she recovers!

The ones it was with wasnt the lil chicks I had to move it away from the others but ended up culling it as it was brain damaged already couldnt walk straight only backwards.

 

[flockofbantams]

Thank everyone for all the silked to silked info!
My rooster most be a carrier of the sullied gene because he is a smooth and I only have one silked hen. There first batch was 3 chicks. 2 smooth and 1 sullied. There second batch of 2 was 1 of each!

That's great! I hope you get more silkied chicks in the future! How is porcupine?

I'll take some pics of her today! You wouldn't know it is the same hen., she is one my most beautiful hens in opinion!I call her my grandmother hen! She takes care of all the chicks! Hasn't had any of her own yet.