American serama thread!

[theron]

Well, I guess I will be on the hunt for a cocoapop rooster in the spring/summer.

I wanted to have a head start for spring, but I guess I will have to wait.

 

[bobbyc1970]

got to talk to Jerry tonight. Wow hes very nice. Def will. Fixing to go shopping again

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I see you did good with My friend Mr. Jerry very nice bird and good breeding start ... Use that silver lace hen in your cocoapop project should do very well with my birds....

 

[Ivywoods]

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What exactly are their symptoms? Just sitting on the bottom? That sounds perhaps more like they don't feel well. Have they ever had any contact with adult chickens? Even perhaps from you handling adults and then them?

They are just sitting on the bottom. It is as if the one leg will not support them when you try to get them to stand. The foot curls a little. The other leg can support them a little bit but basically they just want to sit there. Actually, I just reexamined the roo and both of his feet are curling and week. I may have handled LF and the younger ones. He cannot walk

You may want to do some reading up on Marek's. Your birds are a little young to actually exhibit symptoms of this, but it's not unheard of. Do you know if they were vaccinated for Marek's disease when they were chicks? I was recently told by the director of the poultry program at KSU that virtually every flock WORLDWIDE has exposure to this. I don't know if it's wild birds that help spread it, but if either one of your birds die (hopefully not!) you may want to consider sending it to a lab for diagnosis.

 

[Chicklette 1]

They are all the chicks I've bred from the same 3 birds. I realize this symptom can be the same as Mareks.........hopefully not and I do have a closed flock. They are not vaccinated for Mareks. I seem to see just a little improvement tonight. I have gotten some of the vitamin B into them so I guess the next few days will tell. They are both eating and drinking well. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[artsyrobin]

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[SunnyCalifornia]

I will be thinking of you and your little chicks, Chicklette

, I hope to hear a happy ending to the story. Liquid B complex vitamins are available at the health food stores, and can be given by mouth, or by vent.

 

[Ivywoods]

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Keep us posted as to how they are doing.

I don't always post on this thread, but I usually get it read.

 

[JakRat]

What color am I

Girl on the left of course. Her tail is black and white upright.

 

[bobbyc1970]

be a tough call without full pics

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[froggiesheins]

Adorable!

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