~MALAYSIAN SERAMA THREAD~ (PICS!!!)

[poniesnchicks]

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Oh Yes...definitely a frizzle! I have a Frizzle rooster over a smooth feathered hen right now. He is larger, although his "hair" makes him look bigger. Collecting eggs...4 so far. So exciting!!

 

[poniesnchicks]

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Mine started laying around 5 months. A good sign they are going to start is when their combs turn from "fleshy" or pink to bright red. Don't be surprised if they only lay every 3 to 4 days, especially at first. Mine also DEFINITELY sing the egg song!!! lol that's so cute!

 

[Inkheart]

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Many of the problems come from the shipping of the eggs. The shipping process is extremely hard on the fragile Serama eggs and often people get 0 % hatch. It is not the fault usually of who you bought them from or even how far they travel........it is the way they are handled along the way.

We often hear people talking about the poor hatch rate of shipped Serama eggs. I have bought two batches. One ended up setting over a long weekend in the PO because priority mail now takes 2-7 days instead of only 1-2 days. I should have gotten them on Friday instead of MOnday.

The other batch came quickly. Both batches were extrememly well packaged and sent from experienced shippers. There was no damage to the boxes at all...........perfect condition. I GOT ZERO chicks from those eggs. ONE developed out of probably 20 in all. And it did not live to hatch.

So people can spend a lot of money and time on trying to hatch shipped Serama eggs. I imagine that is what people are trying to warn you about. Just hope for the best but be prepared for a very low hatch rate.

I am still trying. But this time I have a few from a friend who hand delivered them to me. Hopefully I will get 1 or 2 out of the 7 eggs she brought.

Thank you all for your advice. It is sadly discouraging - but i understand the realities of them . I will simply have to find someone close or start with adults and go from there!

 

[shelleyd2008]

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Are you on the SCNA site? Several serama breeders are fairly close to you; one of the judges (Edgar Mongold) lives in Ohio.

 

[Inkheart]

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Are you on the SCNA site? Several serama breeders are fairly close to you; one of the judges (Edgar Mongold) lives in Ohio.

No but ironically i am in the process of that as we speak - thank you for giving suggestions! Very helpful everyone!

 

[racuda]

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Serama eggs CAN be successfully hatched!

I hatched 11 out of 18 shipped eggs. The eggs came from Patrick of Bluegrass Seramas.

 

[ZooMummzy]

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Serama eggs CAN be successfully hatched!

I hatched 11 out of 18 shipped eggs. The eggs came from Patrick of Bluegrass Seramas.

I second this! I have 6 new Serama babies in my incubator - just hatched a few minutes ago - and 6 teens from previous hatches last month. I'm not going to lie - they have been difficult and these 12 are out of about 80 eggs, but it is possible.

 

[Inkheart]

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Serama eggs CAN be successfully hatched!

I hatched 11 out of 18 shipped eggs. The eggs came from Patrick of Bluegrass Seramas.

I second this! I have 6 new Serama babies in my incubator - just hatched a few minutes ago - and 6 teens from previous hatches last month. I'm not going to lie - they have been difficult and these 12 are out of about 80 eggs, but it is possible.

Thanks that was the percentage i was looking for! Possible but tough - too bad i couldnt have fallen for some easy hatching easy raising breed of birds!

 

[Inkheart]

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Serama eggs CAN be successfully hatched!

I hatched 11 out of 18 shipped eggs. The eggs came from Patrick of Bluegrass Seramas.

I second this! I have 6 new Serama babies in my incubator - just hatched a few minutes ago - and 6 teens from previous hatches last month. I'm not going to lie - they have been difficult and these 12 are out of about 80 eggs, but it is possible.

Oh and sorry - do you find more success at a different temp or humidity level than others?

 

[ZooMummzy]

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I second this! I have 6 new Serama babies in my incubator - just hatched a few minutes ago - and 6 teens from previous hatches last month. I'm not going to lie - they have been difficult and these 12 are out of about 80 eggs, but it is possible.

Oh and sorry - do you find more success at a different temp or humidity level than others?

I have found that 70%-72% humidity has been the key to the ones that have hatched. In my still airs the temp was 101.5 - 102 and in my new Brinsea it stayed at 99.5. The humidity has been the key for me. I'm just going to say it because I'm not ashamed of it - I've had to help all but 3 hatch. Those 3 are my C and probably D class ones. Others don't agree with helping and I really prefer not to, but these little ones (class A and B) seem to have a really hard time getting out sometimes. When I see distress, I go in. I wouldn't have the 12 I have if I didn't. I should add that out of every egg that went into lockdown, they all hatched. My losses were in the beginning or halfway through incubation.