~MALAYSIAN SERAMA THREAD~ (PICS!!!)

[Chickenaddict]

I have fallen head over heels for my latest favorite serama roo. Mr godzilla is coming up on 7 months old now and weighs 14 oz still. Since he was a wee one he had always kept his tail upright and always seems to be posing. I have been hand taming him since I got him, he is now in with my micro hen and her mother who is a small A. Godzilla decided to take a field trip in the house the other day making a pit stop in the bathroom to strike a pose when I whistled for him....

I tried getting him to pose next to a can of green beans but he saw it fit to perch on top of it instead, silly boy!

 

[Carolynspeeps]

Mrs. FP....any pips?

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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No, but I listened to two eggs and they were both pecking inside - so I'm guessing they'll pip/hatch tonight or tomorrow.

 

[Carolynspeeps]

Hang in there...you are getting close!!

 

[shelleyd2008]

Mrs. Fluffy Puffy :

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No, but I listened to two eggs and they were both pecking inside - so I'm guessing they'll pip/hatch tonight or tomorrow.

So this means you opened the incubator? Serama have a hard enough time hatching, why would you open the bator and risk that?​

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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No, but I listened to two eggs and they were both pecking inside - so I'm guessing they'll pip/hatch tonight or tomorrow.

So this means you opened the incubator? Serama have a hard enough time hatching, why would you open the bator and risk that?

Yes, I did open the 'bator. I did know the risks of that..but I wanted to know if anything was even happening.


I've opened my 'bators alot during lockdown, either because the water supply was running short, or there were some babies that needed out of the 'bator cause I had a staggered hatch etc - I don't think it really matters that much, but that's just me.

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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- Thanks!

I go back there and just stare at the incubator every few minutes -

 

[Bunnylady]

While we all wait for Mrs FP's eggs to hatch, may I tell you about my latest hatch? A month ago, my Serama hen was sitting on 5 eggs in the workshop. I don't know eggzactly what went wrong, but as they were hatching, one died of cold, and we came within minutes of losing the other 4 the same way. I hustled the chicks and eggs into the incubator (which fortunately was already plugged in and heated up) and the hen wound up being put in a large plastic tote in the living room. The chicks warmed up, the remaining eggs hatched, soon the incubator was a lively and cheerful place! We were a little uncertain whether Momma would take the chicks back, after we had disturbed her so much. The next morning, we tried putting the chicks in with her, and it was like they had been there all along. I really didn't expect to have an adult chicken as a houseguest, but this little family couldn't go back out.

DD has really enjoyed watching this hen and her chicks interact. One day, she picked a handful of Chickweed, and put it in the tote. One of the chicks started toward it, but Momma gave him a warning peck and made a sound like, "Hold it! Let me check this out first!" She examined it, tasted it, and began clucking, "oh, this is good! Get over here and try it!"

This hen may weigh less than a pound, but she is one protective mother. One of our cats will never go near that tote again!

One time, I heard the hen making a loud alarmed sound. I hurried over to the tote to see what she was so worried about. She was standing in the middle of the tote, with 3 of her chicks huddled in one corner behind her. In front of her, the food dish was upside down, and moving! She was very relieved when I righted the dish and rescued her chick.

The most unexpected thing about this whole adventure has turned out to be the hen herself. SHE CROWS! It's not quite the full, lusty crow of mature rooster, but she does a better job than her 2-month-old sons. The first time I heard her, I almost fell off my chair in surprise.

The hen has just started laying eggs again. I don't know if her month old chicks are quite ready to be on their own without her, but I know I don't want Mr. Roo in the house. Her crowing is bad enough, I am not prepared to listen to his all day and half the night! So, I guess her eggs will just go unfertilized for a while.

It's been fun. Crazy, but fun!

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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Thanks for the story Bunny'Gal!

That is too cute that your momma Serama crowed!! I liked to fall out of my chair reading that!!!

We need pictures - hello?

 

[Inkheart]

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Awww great story - i read these tales and this is partly why i love the serama's - they have such strong personalities! Lil buggers!