California - Northern

[caychris]

Serama baby

When it hops on the battery leads is that what makes it a frizzle

 

[debs_flock]

Quote: That would be a sizzle!

 

[BCollie]

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Are you kidding me? Is this real life??
Okay, if I get one of my bantams to hatch I hope you don't mind if I replicate this picture with my good camera. I'll have to take pictures of the itty bitty babies next to everything that can show size!

 

[casportpony]

Big excitement in the coop this week. The first little clutch of Seramas hatched!

5 hatched of 7 eggs set, shared between 2 hens.

An odd thing happened though. I accidentally removed one egg thinking it belonged to a Silkie. The egg sat on my counter overnight in temps that got down to 58º. The next morning my son noticed the egg was marked #2 Serama egg, so I though I'd put it back and see what happened. Surprisingly, 3 days later, it hatched! It was the biggest egg too, which is why I mistook it for the Silkie's egg.

I think it might be the larger of the yellow chicks. Would being chilled make a chick a bit "sticky"?


Another nest should hatch Saturday and a third nest next week.


This is our first time hatching. Sure it won't be the last. Think we are in BIG trouble here!

Congrats, very cute!

-Kathy

 

[Audio51]

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My Roof is sloped so I might need to shim it. This looks like it might help. I have just been leaving the big "clean out" door open on hot days.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: That's too funny! And cute!

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Here is a better (and less giant) picture of the egg. Do you guys think it could be a pure Ameraucana, or is the color off?

Did your incubator arrive yet?

-Kathy

 

[PetRock]

Ok next questsion Fodder Seed mixes. Any recommendations?

I buy 50 lb bags of King Feed barley, oats, and wheat. I used to grow fodder with it but now I just sprout the grains and feed them to my chickens on day 3 or 4. I also buy the bag of wild bird seed at Costco. It has a high percentage of BOSS (black oil sunflower seeds) along with millet and a few other seeds.

 

[Audio51]

Big excitement in the coop this week. The first little clutch of Seramas hatched!

5 hatched of 7 eggs set, shared between 2 hens.

An odd thing happened though. I accidentally removed one egg thinking it belonged to a Silkie. The egg sat on my counter overnight in temps that got down to 58º. The next morning my son noticed the egg was marked #2 Serama egg, so I though I'd put it back and see what happened. Surprisingly, 3 days later, it hatched! It was the biggest egg too, which is why I mistook it for the Silkie's egg.

I think it might be the larger of the yellow chicks. Would being chilled make a chick a bit "sticky"?


Another nest should hatch Saturday and a third nest next week.


This is our first time hatching. Sure it won't be the last. Think we are in BIG trouble here!

They are adorable~ Congratulatons!

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I love blue eggs....my Grandkids do too though and they always want to taken them home

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[BCollie]

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It did!! I got it set up just a little before 11, and so far everything seems to be running perfectly. I'm waiting until about 8:30 tonight to set the eggs as the Trader Joe's eggs need to reach room temperature. It's an agonizing wait.