American serama thread!

[JacinLarkwell]

I wish I had a broody problem. My only problem is they don't want to be broody

I'm being overrun by broody hens here!

My silkie hatched some orps and seramas.
The 3 chicks in center are seramas.
The 2 light seramas are brothers to the ones @homeschoolin momma posted yesterday. (Hatched 6-19)
My silkie also adopted the 10 wk old tan silkied pullet to right.(Hatched 5-13)
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Then (on July 4th) Sesame hatched 2 Modern Game (black & blue) and 2 unauthorized serama eggs were added by the other hens. View attachment 2257363
I get a kick out of the white one who now has dark gray wings. My guess is she's a female & the golden one a male. Only 2.5 weeks, so I hope to find out if I'm right soon.View attachment 2257707


Then Coge went broody with Sesame, so we gave her some orpington eggs. The hens also slipped a serama egg under her. I'm a sucker & if I see development, I don't have the heart to toss it. I'm normally pretty good about emptying the nest daily, but we had a few crazy days & those sneaky hens did it to me again.

We already sold 3 of the orps, so Coge only has one silver laced orp & one serama now. The serama's so tiny! They are 5 days old. (hatched 7-17)
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Not serama related, but here's my big mama Jewel & my 1st silver laced orps of 2020. (hatched 7-6)View attachment 2257719

Of course Cookie is broody and sitting on eggs. When will it ever end!?

 

[Faraday40]

I wish I had a broody problem. My only problem is they don't want to be broody

I used to feel that way about 6-7 years ago. My bantam orp Cookie is a champion broody and my silkies also do their share to increase the world's population of chickens. I'd be happy with just those 3 hens going broody. The serama's are random about it and go broody any time of year. Plus, seramas do not have a wide spread and cannot fit many large fowl eggs under them.

 

[Faraday40]

Here they were a couple weeks ago when I suspected at least 1 male.

Here they are today - 2 confirmed males. But Oh how cute!!!! These are the brothers to the ones @homeschoolin momma has. (hatched 6-17-2020)

Boy #1 smooth

Boy#2 silkied. (also very tiny) I adore this one!

 

[Faraday40]

Remember this odd chick? (hatched July 4th)

Here she is now at 3 weeks.
I still find it so strange how she was white at hatch and is feathering in darker.

here she was at hatch:



Her brother

at hatch:

 

[Faraday40]

Here's from my last hatch (July 17th)
silkied serama. Looks female but too young to tell.

 

[ColtHandorf]

@Serama_Mama92 and I will have to post a picture of the little one that hatched five days ago. It is definitely a micro. It is soooo tiny.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I know about the different size classes, but can someone answer what the weights are for each?

 

[Serama_Mama92]

Here's the newest munchkin that hatched last Friday. I'm almost positive that it's a micro.

I know about the different size classes, but can someone answer what the weights are for each?

These are the size standards that the American clubs follow:
Roos:
Micro – up to 13 ounces
Class A – under 13 ounces
Class B – under 16 ounces
Class C – under 19 ounces

Hens:
Micro – up to 8 ounces
Class A – under 12 ounces
Class B – under 15 ounces
Class C – under 17 ounces

 

[homeschoolin momma]

I know about the different size classes, but can someone answer what the weights are for each?

Mature Serama Males


Class A upto 350 grams (12.35 oz)

Class B upto 500 grams (17.64 oz)

Class C upto 600 grams (21.16 oz)




Mature Serama Females

Class A upto 325 grams (11.46 oz)

Class B upto 425 grams (14.99 oz)

Class C upto 525 grams (18.52 oz)

There are also micro classes

 

[nchls school]

I know about the different size classes, but can someone answer what the weights are for each?

Mature Serama Males

Class A upto 350 grams (12.35 oz)

Class B upto 500 grams (17.64 oz)

Class C upto 600 grams (21.16 oz)

Mature Serama Females

Class A upto 325 grams (11.46 oz)

Class B upto 425 grams (14.99 oz)

Class C upto 525 grams (18.52 oz)