Are Serama More Precocial?

[racuda]

Mine seem to be, at least compared to cochins and silkies.

My first batch started roosting on the highest, most tippy top roost when they were just 15 days old. They fly up there to be with their surrogate mama, a OEGB.

My latest brood is 2 days old and they are already scratching around out in the run, just like big chickens. They are so tiny that they could escape through the 1 inch chicken wire if they wanted to.

 

[SeramaLife]

Mine are like that too.

 

[BluegrassSeramas]

Mine are...even feather early. I sometimes hatch chicks with the beginnings of feathers!

 

[SeramaLife]

The little roosters of mine stat crowing at 6 weeks.

P.S. BluegrassSeramas, I didn't find this in my search! I just found out that when searching in the search feature, the posts with the word "serama" only in the subject line don't come up when I search message text and topic subject. I almost missed this!

 

[BluegrassSeramas]

Ondra's Seramas :

The little roosters of mine stat crowing at 6 weeks.

P.S. BluegrassSeramas, I didn't find this in my search! I just found out that when searching in the search feature, the posts with the word "serama" only in the subject line don't come up when I search message text and topic subject. I almost missed this!

LOL We are going to have to start chasing each other around to see who found the Serama threads! I search Serama, seramas, and then I misspell it sometimes for giggles! Sermasa.
Nothing so far, lol!​

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi Randall! Thanks --- precocial is a new word for me.
The definition I found is:
"Of or characterizing birds that are covered with down and capable of moving around when first hatched."
I have never noticed my Serama to be more precocial than any other chicken.
They mature early, but by definition, that wouldn't make them 'more precocial'.

Lisa

edited to correct spelling

 

[speckledhen]

I'm sure he meant "precocious".

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi! I thought perhaps it was a typo --- til I looked up 'precocial'.

Lisa

 

[Hotttmommi]

I have a serama question for you guys. Do seramas go broody very often and how normal is it for a serama hen that is only about 7 or 8 months to go broody? I have one that is broody on 5 eggs that i know of for sure. How long should they take to hatch under her? And when they do hatch should i be worried about the roo being in the pen with them?

 

[BluegrassSeramas]

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Seramas go broody ALL THE TIME....mine are more broody than the silkie and cochins.

Its normal!

They take 19-21 days, usually 19 on the serama, but dont toss them if they are on day 21....

I dont worry about the roos unless he is pecking at the chicks and upsetting the hen.

I have separate breeding pens and I do find there is a little more problems with the smaller space, but if the hen and chicks have room to get out of everyone's way, she will protect them if she is a good mother.
For this reason I usually give chicks and hens their own pen, but have had luck leaving them in the huge chicken tractor with "roommates". They can go in and out and its plenty of room for Seramas.