~MALAYSIAN SERAMA THREAD~ (PICS!!!)

[Gerbil]

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If you mean the long curved feathers, the answer is "no". At 8 weeks the pullets combs should be almost non-existent, and the cockerel's will begin to show.

Three roo's!!

Well, it was worth a try.

 

[Baralak]

Well My little seramas are 3 days old today... and already growing feathers... I still can't get over how tiny they are.

Are there any special needs they will have compaired to full size/bantam chicks? I already have a modified very shallow water bowl for them. I'm feeding them 25% starter from TSC.

And of course, my wife ensures they get plenty of cuddle time. They like me to make a loose fist, and they burrow up in the hole made and will turn around and poke their heads out..lol It is very cute.

 

[txmel]

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the only thing i needed to do special was bustup the chick starter feed into even smaller bits mine just couldnt eat the crumbles until they had been made smaller, then it ate like a horse. i stopped busting the feed up at about 2 weeks of age and she seems to be doing fine now with the size. good luck

 

[bradleyfarm]

Thanks for everyones help... I will post again in a few days to let everyone know how my hatch goes... Please send some fantastic hatching vibes my way..

ooooooommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Just an after thought.. I was wondering if there might be anyone close to Paradise, Texas who has Serama eggs for sale. I want to pick them up because I never have good luck with shipped eggs... Maybe it's because I live in a rural area where the post office is rougher than ususal with packages....

 

[awesomefowl]

How big do seramas cages need to be?

 

[Chickenaddict]

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Not very big. I biult a few pens for indoors over the winter, each was 2ft wide by 4 ft long, about 3 ft high They fit a trio in each comfortably. DH is currently building another BIG pen for inside the garage over the winter seeing as the flock has grown and there is no way I am having that many birds in the house for that long. The new pen is 7ft tall, 8 ft wide and 4 ft deep. I hope to fit 18 seramas in there. We are aiming for 2 levels in there so it doubles the floor space for them and makes good use for all that space that would otherwise be wasted.

 

[shelleyd2008]

Doesn't anyone have tips on hatching these? I put my eggs in the bator last night, but would love some input! I've heard these are hard to hatch...my eggs are shipped and a lot of them are from 'A' hens.

 

[HenThymes]

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This is what we use for some of ours: DH makes them, 3x2 and 4 feet tall overall. I love them!!

 

[txmel]

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i wish i could help you i have only hatched them once and only had one hatch. hope someone else chimes in with something more for you

 

[shelleyd2008]

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i wish i could help you i have only hatched them once and only had one hatch. hope someone else chimes in with something more for you

I've only hatched them once before and had 2 of 2 hatch, but those eggs were easily 3 X's bigger than the ones I have now! Oh well, guess I'll just wait and see what happens.