American serama thread!

[artsyrobin]

hang in there- since discovering chickens i have learned alot of medical stuff- how to give shots, how to operate on bumble foot, all sorts of things- you become a vet to them..

Oh there will be more. be prepared and you and them will be fine

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[TownhouseSeramas]

I'm going to school for Zoology and alot of the stuff I'm going to be learning is going to be medical. I'll probably be a Vet Tech for a while to finish school, before I move into what actually want to do. So I guess this is good practice. But I swear I have a grey hair coming in, I'll have to send you guys a picture of my first grey hair from CHICKENS

The first of many I'm sure. Ever since I've had these birds, they've been driving me crazy with worry. If this is what it's like having chickens, I don't think I want kids....

 

[bobbyc1970]

your gonna love them def will have to see the gray lol

I'm going to school for Zoology and alot of the stuff I'm going to be learning is going to be medical. I'll probably be a Vet Tech for a while to finish school, before I move into what actually want to do. So I guess this is good practice. But I swear I have a grey hair coming in, I'll have to send you guys a picture of my first grey hair from CHICKENS

The first of many I'm sure. Ever since I've had these birds, they've been driving me crazy with worry. If this is what it's like having chickens, I don't think I want kids....

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

I appreciate it. been wondering -15 YIKES its in the mid 60's here. suppose to be that way for awhile

Trust me it was miserable. I locked all the birds in the coop, I had 2 heat lamps going one hanging in the major part of the coop and then one directly in the serama "area". Everyone faired well. Their water would freeze within 30 minutes or less. Unfortunately, how my coop is set up, the door is facing the North and the North wind will blow snow in through the cracks around the door...I blocked that so no more could blow in. when I went to check on everyone the hairs in my nose would start to freeze. Yep...it was miserable. The temperature was around 10, but the wind made it "feel" (wind chill factor) was around -15.....today was quite different....around 45. Birds even came out of the coop to see what was dripping off the roofs. LOL.

 

[bobbyc1970]

Wow that makes me cold. Brrrrrrrrrr. lol Its been in the 60s here. and supposedly gonna be in the mid 60's all week.

hoping Calif is warm this week

Trust me it was miserable. I locked all the birds in the coop, I had 2 heat lamps going one hanging in the major part of the coop and then one directly in the serama "area". Everyone faired well. Their water would freeze within 30 minutes or less. Unfortunately, how my coop is set up, the door is facing the North and the North wind will blow snow in through the cracks around the door...I blocked that so no more could blow in. when I went to check on everyone the hairs in my nose would start to freeze. Yep...it was miserable. The temperature was around 10, but the wind made it "feel" (wind chill factor) was around -15.....today was quite different....around 45. Birds even came out of the coop to see what was dripping off the roofs. LOL.

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

Lol, Only in Washington can you have no summer...Blink and its gone!

Oh, my side of the mtns normally has a very nice warm summer...we have to worry about forest fires at times. In fact Rare Feather Farms (on the Washintonian site and others) lives only about 20 miles from me and 2 summers in a row she almost lost her home to forest fire. Very scary.

 

[ocseramas]

I'm no expert or vet but I have had the younger ones, about 3-4 months old eat really fast and, when the food is fine, the food seems to clump up in their throat and back up. Basically, they are being pigs and eating way too fast. So, now in order to avoid this happening because the same bird did it 4 days in a row, I feed a little at a time, pull her out of the pen with the others and put her by herself and scatter the food all over so there is no way she can eat much at any given time.

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

Wow that makes me cold. Brrrrrrrrrr. lol Its been in the 60s here. and supposedly gonna be in the mid 60's all week.

hoping Calif is warm this week

Oh my gosh...send some this way...I am so ready for spring.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

Knock knock Hey do any of you have "house chickens" ? If so do they get dust bath's in the house andhow does that take place?
Thanks for any help Rob

 

[bobbyc1970]

will have to remember that. I havent have it happen but will remember it. Thank you
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I'm no expert or vet but I have had the younger ones, about 3-4 months old eat really fast and, when the food is fine, the food seems to clump up in their throat and back up. Basically, they are being pigs and eating way too fast. So, now in order to avoid this happening because the same bird did it 4 days in a row, I feed a little at a time, pull her out of the pen with the others and put her by herself and scatter the food all over so there is no way she can eat much at any given time.