How Are They Hard To Raise?

[LilJoe]

I have read literally everywhere that Seramas are hard to raise and you should never get them as your first chickens.
I have raised 5 seramas from chicks and had no problem. I am also about to start breeding and hatching them out. So, my question is "How are Seramas hard to raise?" I'm not talking about hatching. I know all the risks and what not to do when and before hatching, but the birds themselves. Is it because you shouldn't have them in really cold temperatures? Their size?

I have found that they aren't hard to raise and would like to know what everyone is fretting about with Seramas.

Thank you,
LilJoe

 

[cavemanrich]

They are soo tiny in the beginning, so that is where the logic comes from. I had seramas in the past, but they were already grown size hens. The person I got one from told me he had weak hatch rates. Also the egg laying rate did not compare to other chickens. He tried to hatch as many as he could, since he was selling the chicks. He was not getting very wealthy at it.
He also mentioned to me that there were 3 sizes of seramas. I don't dispute what he said since he was the sarama man. He said his were in the medium range. The smallest size, he told me he had very little success with , so he stayed away from those. Not sure how big the larger size is supposed to be???
Will you be incubating or broody hen? Other question since I have been following a different serama thread. If you get one egg per week/per hen (like someone on the other post) do you do small staggered hatches.
Seramas are toy birds. I like them since I only keep chickens as pets. They do need extra care especially in cold weather. Not much mass to those lil cuties.
If I could get my hands on a pair of hens at reasonable price, I would have them. All I can Find, are overpriced roosters, which I cant keep. The same peeps do not want to sell their hens. (for obvious business reasons.
Some that I do find are 100 miles away one way. I don't want them that desperately.
BTW it is a serama in my Avatar. Not the one I purchase from said serama man.

 

[LilJoe]

(Btw, the sizes are Micro, A, B, C, and D. But, they have recently stopped using that system)
I will be doing both, incubating and using broodies. I have not started hatching yet so I am unsure at the moment. Coukd you post the link to the thread? I woukd like to join it.
If you have Facebook, Jerry Schexanyder(?), Tim Hopkins, and City Chicks at Reflections Farms sell seramas. Tim's are usually really expensive because he has really good quality ones. Overall, Seramas are usually expensive.

LilJoe

 

[cavemanrich]

It is a thread you posted to, It is not very long but does have some useful posts on second page.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/anyone-with-experience-of-seramas.1222901/