Are seramas healthy?

[GitaBooks]

I've studied domesticated animals and their health problems for a little while now, and it is pretty terrible the things people think look good in animals that really just cause them a short, painful life, such as bugging eyes, some kinds of pigeons, dwarfisim, some types of crested animals, some forms of hairlessness, neurological conditions, ect. However, Seramas are adorable, pretty, and I hear they are also friendly and healthy.
I am most certainly not putting the breed or breeders down, I am simply wondering if breeding for such an exaggerated body shape leads to any health or behavior problems? Can they eat, groom, fly, drink, breed, brood, and walk normally?

I would love to know, because if they are in fact healthy little birds, I'm certainly planning on getting some for myself.

Thanks for any advise.

 

[QueenMisha]

I've found them to be very hardy! They are active, and have tons of personality. The fly, eat, drink, and walk normally. The hens do have a bit of trouble brooding, since they can hardly cover even 2-3 eggs, but they are still capable. The tails and overall body are certainly overexaggerated, but it doesn't effect them in any way. In fact, if I didn't know better, I'd say they were proud of their appearance. The males coo and dance any time I approach them, as if to say, "Look at me! I'm a fancy rooster!"

They are definitely one of the friendliest breeds I've encountered. The males will dance and make little rooster-noises when sitting on my arm, and one of them I often flip onto his back and carry him around like a baby, and he's very chill about it.

Here's one of the Seramas I've interacted with. This guy and the others aren't mine - they're my bosses' - but I care for them and hold them frequently at work, so I have quite a bit of experience with them.

 

[GitaBooks]

Thank you, that makes me feel much better.

Project Serama is a go then!