American serama thread!

[Faraday40]

Huge birds but some of those Serama girls push them around when I let them mingle.

Yep. I can picture that! Our tiny Sebright thinks she's queen and regularly beats up my largest 9-10lb orps. Even the roosters give her space!

 

[Ra_]

Yep. I can picture that! Our tiny Sebright thinks she's queen and regularly beats up my largest 9-10lb orps. Even the roosters give her space!

I was just thinking of trying to get a picture of tiny Jessie on the back on Big Mama, my 12 pound hen.

 

[homeschoolin momma]

Even the roosters give her space!

I can vouch for that one! I've seen them scoot to give her room!


Well, after 25 LONG days (yes, you read that right - you'd think I was trying to hatch a turkey), we finally have a pip and cheeping on one of the eggs Pippin and Phoenix have been sharing. This has been the craziest brooding period. I am so glad I put backups in. The first backups all perished, but the second 4 are all developed and still squirming. They will be 17 days complete tomorrow morning. I think I'm going to pull Pippin out with the pipped egg and let her have the single survivor. I'll give 3 of the almost done ones to Phoenix and leave one in the inky as she struggles to cover 4 adequately. Once they start hatching I'll just slip the last one into place.

 

[homeschoolin momma]

Well the egg hatched this morning! Literally as i was removing Phoenix to her own private box! Looks like a little cream or white. Pippin had it under her wings. Jasper got the boot to the bottom for a day or two so they can bond. That was close in moving Phoenix in time!

 

[Faraday40]

Well the egg hatched this morning! Literally as i was removing Phoenix to her own private box! Looks like a little cream or white. Pippin had it under her wings. Jasper got the boot to the bottom for a day or two so they can bond. That was close in moving Phoenix in time!

Congrats!

Now pics please.

 

[homeschoolin momma]

Spoiler! Cute baby/mama pics attached!

Baby is having trouble coordinating its legs right now. Hoping that gets better.

 

[Faraday40]

Love that 1st pic. Pip looks so proud!

Mine often take time building those muscles up. They walk unsteady for the 1st 24 hours but it should gradually get better. A week from now, she'll be riding around on mama's back.

 

[nchls school]

Nchols school, where (website) did you buy the incubator? I'm looking for an incubator for small batches of eggs.

For some reason I am not getting posts through my e-mail on threads I am watching; frustrating.

Use a Google search box. Type in "7 egg incubator for sale". I just did and there is one on ebay for $15.74. It's definitely worth it; at least I think it is.

 

[nchls school]

Nchols school, where (website) did you buy the incubator? I'm looking for an incubator for small batches of eggs.

I just went back and took a more careful look at the ad. It is the same exact one I have. Says 7 eggs, but I have 10 phoenix eggs in mine by stacking the eggs. I use mine to start the incubation process and then move the eggs under broody hens to hatch. Below is the latest hen to hatch; six chicks from seven eggs started in the incubator. What's the point-simply to get chicks a week or two earlier for people waiting for my serama chicks.

The Phoenix eggs I bought yesterday and had no broody hen to put them under. If I waited for a hen the eggs would get older and results might not be as good as starting them now in the incubator and then move them under a suitable broody when one become available. Hens can't count weeks; it's only necessary that a hen brood at least a week before chicks hatch.

 

[guzman08]

Thank you. I have a big, bulky incubator and was looking for one that was smaller. One to hatch a few quail eggs.