~MALAYSIAN SERAMA THREAD~ (PICS!!!)

[juliette2009]

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Me, too!!! I have 40 little ones here, and I swear I'm looking at 30 little roos!

This has been going on since last December...

I sure wish I could find the secret to hatching out more pullets...Some say they have hens that consistently give pullets vs roos...I'd give my eyeteeth for a few hens like that, no matter what their color!!

Juliette

 

[High Roost Ranch]

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Back in 2003 or so (give or take a year either way) Brad and Teresa Williford (Carolinas somewhere) were working on Frizzled Seramas. So I think credit would have to go to the Willifords in this case. They did it by introducing the frizzled gene to Japs and from there to Seramas if I remember correctly what Brad told me. The Willifords were part of the ORIGINAL SCNA group, but left SCNA many years ago because they were dissatisfied with various things within SCNA, the foremost being the reluctance to turn it over to a governing body. For those newbies at SCNA who weren't around in the beginning, the "power couple" that Jerry refers to, is Brad and Teresa Williford, the originators, to the best of my knowledge, of the frizzled gene in seramas today. Glenda Heywood played a part in advising them as well. During this time period, the idea of a frizzled serama didn't take so to speak publically and they were just kept locked in the closet if you will. Recently they have made a revival again. There have been others in between the originals and now that have been getting frizzled seramas in their breeding programs. I can think of 4 right off the top of my head. So BlueGrass can be credited with the revival of the Frizzleds, but unfortunately original credit is due to another several years back.

The silkied gene, as best as anyone can tell, was infused into the genetics early on in the creation of the serama. It isn't recent. It is a gene frowned upon in Malaysia. I believe it is naturally occurring and the SILKIE bantam as we have here in the USA was NOT used in creating the silkied serama. I remember when it started popping up all of a sudden, and those birds had zero silkie bantam characteristics in them, not something that could have been bred out in just a couple of generations after their arrival to the USA.

Thanks, Julie! I knew I was wrong!

It's not a matter of being wrong. There is a lot of history already in place with seramas in the USA, in the short time they've been here. People who for whatever reason fall by the wayside while contributing in their development are often forgotten, so I just wanted to refresh what I knew. There are several others who have been pivotal in furthering the breed who are no longer involved.

Unfortunately, the Willifords are no longer into birds of any kind that I am aware of. A marital split caused dispersal of their stock. What became of their birds I do not know. They had some good stuff developing. The SCNA has seen several turn overs, as clubs in development will, with several foundation breeders that were valuable contributors that are no longer part of the breed. But if anyone in the Carolinas is familiar with Brad or Teresa Williford, you may be able to track their stock to it's current whereabouts. I think 2006 was the last time I heard from Brad. One interesting side note regarding the Williford frizzle project... at that time, there was a lot of controversy about crossbreeding seramas. Much more then than there is now. I for one was one of those not in promotion of crossbreeding and still feel that way. But the Blue Seramas originated from using OEGB, with 2 very well known breeders going this route. The frizzled serama made by using frizzled Japs by the Willifords. Those crossbred birds and their breeders were challenged at the time but are now widely accepted. So while it's not for me, who am I to say? I just try to keep a history of what happens and who's doing what.

 

[HenThymes]

Wow, too bad people like the Williford's aren't still involved. I am in NC, wish I knew them.

Being new to the breed and just getting started I would love to be under the guidance of someone with such past knowledge and experience.

 

[DragonEggs]

My little seramas are all sweet, one roo in particular has already estabished his roo dominance but has shown a particular liking to another roo and never quarrels with him. It's my oldest girls and my youngest cockerel that are giving me problems but only with other breeds of chickens. They get along great with my silkies and the other seramas but they have developed a particular dislike to my yokohmas and my americaunas. They plucked my only polish near to death but I suspect thats because it was a polish. They all love to be held and cuddled and make chicken "purring" noises. When I had some OEGB and crosses they picked on those too. Am I maybe being paranoid and these girls are really just that high up on the pecking order? My little cockerel isn't much accepted by the main roo but big roo doesn't go out of his way to pick on him like little cockerel does when the other birds backs are turned. I sware he thinks he's 10ft tall and bullet proof and he still hasn't grown out of an A class size!

 

[austinhart123]

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i had EXACTLY 50/50 this year on the serama, this was an overall, some hatches were mostly pullet, some were mostly cockerel

 

[HenThymes]

Well here's the new crew all doing very well at two days old. They are all very different and very beautiful.

 

[BluegrassSeramas]

Glad to hear it!
Those are some super cute chicks!



Austin, you are very lucky!

 

[Gordonhillfarm]

Hello
High Roost Ranch . I was at your website for the first time ( really clear cut to the point info ). I found it to be helpful ,and I just wanted to say thank you .

 

[Chickenaddict]

Austin they are adorable!!! Love the different colors! Like alot of other folks I have been getting alot of light chicks so when ya get a dark one it feels like a real treat!

Here are a few pics I took the other day of just some of the babies running around here, some will be sold but I got my eye on a few for myself

This boy I am really starting to like ALOT

This is a pullet I am also holding back to see how she finishes out, she is super tiny compared to her hatch mates, she comes to me for a lift to the nest box she sleeps in with her mama every night

(she is the one in the front)

Ahhh yes the chicken made dust bowl

I have 3 more groups of chicks I have got to get out and take pics of some older and some younger then these but sheesh they are really hard to snap a good photo of when they are out living the free range life

 

[abbey2140]

HenThymes I love the little chocolate baby! Would love to see that one older!

Chickenaddict you have one that is a pigeon color have you gotten that before? What color did it end up if you did? You have some great colors there!

That's the one thing I LOVE about the Seramas, until they are all grown up everyday is like a having a new baby the way their colors change

love it!!!!