~MALAYSIAN SERAMA THREAD~ (PICS!!!)

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Hello! I have a (kind of) weird question. Does anyone know about artificially inseminating seramas? I'm just curious, I'm not going to run to the store to purchase a turkey baster or anything like that, but I've heard quite a few fertility tricks going on and - like I said - I'm curious! How many people do this? And is it specifically for goals of breeding A's and micros? Or do the B's have fertility issues too? Some people pluck their chickens behinds to make sure they can do the deed.

The reason I'm asking is 'cause I watched an episode of Dirty Jobs where Mike Rowe was artificially inseminating turkeys, so when I read through someone's breeding program about seramas I was amazed. I guess I figured that class A seramas shouldn't be kept as breeders. I don't know too much I guess.

I know that it's rare to get a viable egg out of super tiny birds, but if one had a super tiny male... Y'know? Turkey baster time? Thanks, guys!

 

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Aww, look at that pretty mama! She's watching her baby so protectively! How is she doing for her first time as a mama? She looks like a real sweetie! And the baby is sooo cute!

Thank you for sharing pictures! Congratulations on your new babies!

 

[BeardedLadyFarm]

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An eye dropper would be sufficient for sure!

Look on Youtube, there are some videos. The mechanics would be the same regardless of the size of bird.

 

[SarahIrl]

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Aww, look at that pretty mama! She's watching her baby so protectively! How is she doing for her first time as a mama? She looks like a real sweetie! And the baby is sooo cute!

Thank you for sharing pictures! Congratulations on your new babies!

She's doing a fab job, co-mothering with the speckledy hen to the right in the pic. It was the other one who orginally went broody, and the lighter one was sitting when the ohter got off the eggs to do what she needed to. It ended up with the lighter one doing more and more sitting, and now they share, one chick each for bedtime, it's precious.

One died last night, so I now only have the two identical ones, but the roo nearly took my hand off when I removed it and she called for it all day. Sad, it was a blue chick.

 

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An eye dropper would be sufficient for sure!

Look on Youtube, there are some videos. The mechanics would be the same regardless of the size of bird.

Wow, too cool! Hehe, I wasn't really serious about the turkey baster (size wise

) but you got the idea anyway! It's amazing how you can find just about anything on the internet these days - maybe I should have done my research before I asked. Thanks a bunch! I'll definitely check youtube.

 

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Aww, look at that pretty mama! She's watching her baby so protectively! How is she doing for her first time as a mama? She looks like a real sweetie! And the baby is sooo cute!

Thank you for sharing pictures! Congratulations on your new babies!

She's doing a fab job, co-mothering with the speckledy hen to the right in the pic. It was the other one who orginally went broody, and the lighter one was sitting when the ohter got off the eggs to do what she needed to. It ended up with the lighter one doing more and more sitting, and now they share, one chick each for bedtime, it's precious.

One died last night, so I now only have the two identical ones, but the roo nearly took my hand off when I removed it and she called for it all day. Sad, it was a blue chick.

Aww, I'm sorry for your loss on your blue baby!

Maybe you'll get a couple more blues next time! I love the blues! That is so sweet that your hennies are sharing their babies. Your two babies are sure to grow up big and strong with two mamas.

I had a standard light brahma rooster that loved a little bantam D'uccle hen (who loved to go broody) and he was such an attentive daddy! Are the mamas good friends or are they just dealing with eachother because of the babies?

Very sweet chickens, I'm sorry for your loss.

 

[SarahIrl]

They are in a trio (rooster and two hens) kept together and I have two internally pipped serama eggs hatching in the incy right now to put them at their ease. Hopeully they are a different colour as momma hens have pecked off all the chicks' leg rings. Grrr. I didn't serperate them for hatching eggs at all, all three are looking after the chicks.

 

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Hehe! Good mamas, already displaying their dominance and having their say about what their kids can and cannot wear! No leg rings!

I mean, you wouldn't want your baby seramas to start out wearing tube tops and mini skirts... They have to get a little older first. Babies in the incy? You're sooo lucky!! I'll keep my fingers crossed for a little blue one for ya'.

Yay! I haven't hatched a chick in the incubator for a decade. I keep telling myself that I do not need an incubator... Of course my hubby is not very supportive. Just the other day he told me a great incubator he found for a killer price.

And he's the one who started out saying that we don't need a hundred birds! Now he's thinking about moving us to a bigger piece of land so we can add to the family!

 

[newtochick]

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Aww she looks like a good mama! I am sorry you lost your little blue one, sometimes it happens unfortunately and it always just sucks! Best of luck with the 2 that are left, I am sure she will do awesome!

 

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My Serama collection just increased by two!! Thank you Cara!!

Sarah- ADORABLE pics and story!! So sorry about Blue... losing chicks is like a dagger to the heart. I hope some day I have the chance to see a roo and hen(s) do the family thing all on their own. How sweet...