~MALAYSIAN SERAMA THREAD~ (PICS!!!)

[froggiesheins]

GOODNESS GRACIOUS!!! THOSE BABIES NEED TO BE INSIDE!!! THAT IS WAAAY TO COLD FOR THEM. Remember, Seramas originally came from the tropics, where it was warm all year long. I live in southern California and mine come inside the house at night, every night. Today it is ONLY going to get maybe 60 degrees, for the high, and I would not dream of putting the my 2 week old baby outside (in the coop) even with a heat lamp. Brrrr........

 

[Chickenaddict]

It was -14 here the other night with a windchill making it -25. My birds are in the garage attatched to the house with 2 heat lamps on and a heat duct running from the house into that stall, it's 50 degrees in there now, was 60 but colder on the floor. I lost a small hen already because she buried herself against the wal and cold concrete floor in hopes to escape someone picking on her or an overactive roo so got tooo cold on the floor, by the time I found her she was barely clinging to life. I lost her a few hours later. I wouldn't dream of having babies out there however I do have 5 that are 3-4 months old out there and are just fine with heat of course. I tried to keep a "test pair" outside in the main coop for as long as they could handle it but as soon as the first ice storm rolled thru they both had to come in. They were ok out there before it got below freezing.

 

[kelliepulido]

I lost 2 serama pullets with the cold and it is only dec.I have put them in small pens with 250w heat lamps they seem to be doing ok.1 set is 6wks and the other set that the 2 died that was before I put them in the pen with the lamp are about 3.5m

 

[catwalk]

You guys are right. The Cochin hen gets to sit as long as she wants to, and I'm not giving her any chicks. I do have a 4 month Serama pullet out there, but she is usually tucked under the wing of my blind Silkie hen. Very symbiotic relationship. "I'll show you around if you keep me warm." They sleep on a heated cookie tin, and I noticed this morning when I got home from work that a few others were sharing it.

 

[Ok_Junebug]

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We have to have our blacks completed before the lavender Serama can be worked on! I think outcrossing may have to be done to get the gene in just like every other breed. Id say it wont be long though

Hi folks,

I haven't posted here in quite a while, but I read the thread frequently...some of you I know from other forums. This thread was of special interest to me so I wanted to jump in. Here are some pic's I have...

This is a blue partridge (silkied) hen
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/JuneZn7/BlueGirlBigBoy013.jpg


This is her sister...a lemon powder blue (silkied).
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/JuneZn7/Badgirlnest.jpg





I have several F2 chicks (grandchicks) from the line. They are various forms of blue...also a splash, and some I believe to be lavendar. They are still young, but I will post photos of them later to get your opinions of what they are...I'm off work now, so its TIME TO GO HOME...I'll be back tomarrow.

I was interested in this blue/lavender discussion last night when I had to leave. I'm back to give more background and post some chick pictures. The little lemon powder blue hen above was bred to a black rooster...their offspring were "off" black (maybe some form of blue??)..those "off-black" brothers and sisters bred together have produced several chicks of varying shades of blue and other colors that I am not familiar with...can some of you more experienced color buffs tell me what these colors might be? Keep in mind they are all Silkied Serama...they molt from chick fuzz to more fuzz...not feathers. Here is a chick that was hatched dark brownish/bluish and now molting into???

 

[smoothmule]

June,
They are adorable! And I can attest to how cute and small they are in person

I got to see them at the Nationals in Shawnee and I want to thank June again for being so awesome and helpful. Definitely a show I'll want to attend again, the Okies are terrific!

As far as self blue, I've never heard that term before and just knew that blue and lavender were not in the same area.

The weather here has been freezing and even with 2 heat lamps, I keep 2 in case one fails, I would never put a young bird out in this stuff. I have 2 LF Araucana chicks that are halfway feathered out still in the house and they will stay here until they are totally feathered and they'll be slowly added to the outside group that have the heated building. I also have a Serama chick that is a week old today and 3 more that are pipped and cheeping in the brooder now and a dozen in the incubator. I should have a nice selection for sale in the spring. I plan to have several to take to the show here in Missouri in April. I know they're more tropical, but my very best laying and hatching periods have been Dec to Feb. go figure.....

 

[shelleyd2008]

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Oh my goodness, how are they? It was 7* here last night, and I couldn't wait to get home from work to bring the chicklets inside. I'm now building a corral in the basement to keep them in. Probably don't have to take such measures, but I have a porcelain Silkie that I CANNOT lose. I have a Cochin hen that has been broody for months, and I am tempted to just let her sit there. 14 eggs in the incubator, but I'm concerned that the chicks would have no business in zero degree weather. Anyone have newborns outside?

My youngest outside chick is 4 or 5 weeks old. She is an OEGB and is still with her mama, but she was 1 of 8 chicks to start out. They just started disappearing 2-3 at a time. This one seems to be doing good though, so I'll let mama keep her. Other than that my youngest are about 10 weeks old and they still sleep with their bantam cochin mama. This is a very good thing since they have the slow-feathering gene. Most of them still have fluffy heads and they've all got tiny bald spots on their backs or wings where the fluff came out but the feathers aren't in yet

 

[shelleyd2008]

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Self blue and lavender are the same color, some breeds are called lavender (like silkies and orpingtons), others are called self blue (like OEGB).

I'm not sure what color your chicks are Junebug, I'd say some form of andalusian blue. Self blue (aka lavender) would not have any dark feathers on them, they'd be a uniform 'steely grey' color all over. The belly fluff looks like a light colored buff (like a cream)? Or is it just the pic?

 

[racuda]

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Oh my goodness, how are they? It was 7* here last night, and I couldn't wait to get home from work to bring the chicklets inside. I'm now building a corral in the basement to keep them in. Probably don't have to take such measures, but I have a porcelain Silkie that I CANNOT lose. I have a Cochin hen that has been broody for months, and I am tempted to just let her sit there. 14 eggs in the incubator, but I'm concerned that the chicks would have no business in zero degree weather. Anyone have newborns outside?

My youngest outside chick is 4 or 5 weeks old. She is an OEGB and is still with her mama, but she was 1 of 8 chicks to start out. They just started disappearing 2-3 at a time. This one seems to be doing good though, so I'll let mama keep her. Other than that my youngest are about 10 weeks old and they still sleep with their bantam cochin mama. This is a very good thing since they have the slow-feathering gene. Most of them still have fluffy heads and they've all got tiny bald spots on their backs or wings where the fluff came out but the feathers aren't in yet

I think that their mama is the key. Of my 9 babies, 5 are with a large-ish serama hen, and 4 are with a cochin hen, both are experienced mothers.

 

[shelleyd2008]

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My youngest outside chick is 4 or 5 weeks old. She is an OEGB and is still with her mama, but she was 1 of 8 chicks to start out. They just started disappearing 2-3 at a time. This one seems to be doing good though, so I'll let mama keep her. Other than that my youngest are about 10 weeks old and they still sleep with their bantam cochin mama. This is a very good thing since they have the slow-feathering gene. Most of them still have fluffy heads and they've all got tiny bald spots on their backs or wings where the fluff came out but the feathers aren't in yet

I think that their mama is the key. Of my 9 babies, 5 are with a large-ish serama hen, and 4 are with a cochin hen, both are experienced mothers.

Yeah, I'm sure it is. I had some 3-4 month old silkies, cochins, and d'uccles in a pen together...I think I lost 6 of them within a day or two before finally putting a light in their little dog house. They are really liking the light. It's just a 100 w, but enough to take the chill off them. Of course I had to lose all my porcelain d'uccles chicks and some white and blue silkies before figuring it out