Chocolate Serama Breeders - dun and blue can be included here as well

[smoothmule]

I got them from a guy who has a small flock and seems to just enjoy them. He told me he needed a cockerel so I brought 3 for him to choose from and he ended up taking all three. The remainder of his flock was mostly black with a lot of red, not near black really but not BBR or any other regular color. He did have one cocopop looking rooster but he was more red than that coco coloring and he didn't have the cream hackles. He had a couple older hens like Gigi but they were more white with the ginger looking markings and 3 hens that looked sort of buff with a darker head and a few partly black tail feathers. There was one older black hen with black legs and comb (gypsy faced?) One of the chicks I took to him looked like it might feather out with some blue. I hope to get some colors to him that he can play with and get more cool colors we can swap with. The scary or sad thing is that they are all free ranged and at any given time, they could theoretically all be killed over night if the right predator finds them. They are healthy and happy lil chickens being out like that but with that freedom comes risks and inherent dangers.

I'm sure these hens will settle in to being penned but I'm also sure they would rather run loose

 

[velezm11]

I received my silver cocoapop from Jerry 5 days ago and his personality was one of a kind!! I am in the military and am stationed in north Carolina. There are alot of hawks here so I wouldn't let him outside without me but I went inside to get his water tray( couldn't have been more than a few minutes) came out only to see a big hawk flying away!! He took my little guy in a matter of minutes. I'm so bummed out.. I'm scared to get another for the fear of this happening again. I almost finished making his own cage. Im still shocked at what I saw. Its my fault and am so mad I didn't just bring him in with me to get his water tray. He was a beautiful little rooster. I would post pics but not sure how to do so. I will still be on here to look at pics of everyone's seramas. I've always wanted one just didn't turn out good for me but they are beautiful birds.

 

[bigb-71]

If you finish the cage and want to try againe let me know i'll set you up with a bird . sorry for your loss .
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[muffi]

I'm so sorry you lost your little guy. Don't beat yourself up over it - that will only make you feel worse. We've all had to learn our lessons about hawks the hard way.

Your experience makes me wonder... do hawks only attack when no people are around? Or do we just have a false sense of security when we only let our chickens roam the yard if we are there to supervise?

 

[ruthless]

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As many BYCers will tell you, the hawks will swoop down and take them when you are standing right beside them. Only way to keep the hawks off them is to have a roofed run. I know a lot of people can't do that.

 

[Celtic Hill]

I love these guys! im hoping to get some in november!

 

[muffi]

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As many BYCers will tell you, the hawks will swoop down and take them when you are standing right beside them. Only way to keep the hawks off them is to have a roofed run. I know a lot of people can't do that.

Thanks for answering. I don't have enough free time to read all of BYC. It's hard enough to just keep up with my local swaps and Serama threads.

 

[HenThymes]

 

[juliette2009]

I'm getting ready for my Christmas/New Year's Hatching, and these are some of the birds I'll be using for my chocolate project, unposed, in no particular order...more pics and info can be found here ...This is my Christmas Present to myself!

 

[smoothmule]

Juliette,
They are adorable! I think Lauren is my favorite

but Gabriel is STUNNING!
I am getting some eggs from my chocolate hens. I am hoping they're fertile, we'll find out in a couple of weeks. I'm getting several eggs a day now.

Here is an updated photo of Cocopuff, my pullet from Ruth that came from your stock. She is a sweetheart!

I can't wait to see what chicks come from your current chocolates!