American serama thread!

[NNYchick]

You mean like a bed sheet? I’d say if you secure it, it should work. How about a cheap clear shower curtain from the dollar store?
The plastic lattice will have to be small holes, with them being so little lol

I was thinking a a bed sheet or maybe the netting that is used on top of runs. It’s hard to see but the bottom is hardware cloth, so I need something to prevent them from flying through. I’d like to keep it so the ventilation and light can still get through. I haven’t really decided how I want to permanently divide the coop for the 2 flocks yet. I might have my husband put up a divider wall at the other end.

 

[WVduckchick]

Here are the 2 seramas that hatched (out of 3 eggs). I think the last egg is dead, but since the orps are now hatching, the incubator will be on for a few more days.

One chick is a day older, but since they're the same color, I can't be sure which one.

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Here are the 1st 3 orpingtons:
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Eeeee! Look how cute!!

I was thinking a a bed sheet or maybe the netting that is used on top of runs. It’s hard to see but the bottom is hardware cloth, so I need something to prevent them from flying through. I’d like to keep it so the ventilation and light can still get through. I haven’t really decided how I want to permanently divide the coop for the 2 flocks yet. I might have my husband put up a divider wall at the other end.

If it’s just an internal separator wall, that netting or even just chicken wire should be fine. I have netting on the top half, and wire on the lower half. The netting seems to be softer when they fly into it. Lol

 

[HeartsDelight]

Finally got some Seramas after years of wanting them -- two black pullets, sisters, who I named Holly and Ivy.

A couple months after getting them, they both went broody, so obviously I ordered them some hatching eggs...

Out of a dozen shipped, six hatched, one on day 18, the other 5 on day 19. Moms are happily co-brooding the chicks just like they did the eggs. The babies are from blue and chocolate lines, and are the most darling little marshmallows ever.

 

[WVduckchick]

Finally got some Seramas after years of wanting them -- two black pullets, sisters, who I named Holly and Ivy.

A couple months after getting them, they both went broody, so obviously I ordered them some hatching eggs...

Out of a dozen shipped, six hatched, one on day 18, the other 5 on day 19. Moms are happily co-brooding the chicks just like they did the eggs. The babies are from blue and chocolate lines, and are the most darling little marshmallows ever.
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Beauties!! Welcome to the madness.

 

[Faraday40]

@HeartsDelight
Awwww! They're all adorable, and I love the variety!

 

[nataliewipf]

can anyone tell me if it's ok to use parakeet gravel/grit for any age serama or just chicks?

 

[DRGLENNON]

I'm using a fine grit by nature wise but it's about the same as parakeet grit.

 

[DRGLENNON]

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• DRGLENNON
• Mar 9, 2019

I just wanted to share some of my 2018, growing into there own. I hope the pics post.

 

[WVduckchick]

Hatch is over. These chicks are so tiny. 2 days old, they’ve gained a few grams already! Eating, drinking, and pooping well.
Total of 11 seramas, 9 from my smooth pen, 2 from the silkied pen. Several from the silkied pen were DIS. I think the creeper gene got some. Fully formed and yolks absorbed, just never pipped. A few bantam cochins are in with the seramas. I also hatched some cream legbars and olive eggers.

 

[Faraday40]

Here's Sesame (hatched Dec 2, 2018)

and here's here sister Kung Pao

Big Blue (the orpington "sister") & the silkie mama did not get their pics taken today.
The silkie went broody almost 2 weeks ago, but these babies didn't get the memo yet. The silkie has been sitting tight on her eggs for over a week and these 3 are stuffed in the nest box with her.