~MALAYSIAN SERAMA THREAD~ (PICS!!!)

[BeardedLadyFarm]

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What a great post! I've been brooding my chicks in odd ways too. I have a few Coronation Sussex chicks now that are in with my Seramas. It's a huge difference in size, but they all seem to do okay. I'm moving out the big ones tomorrow, at 14 days.

In comparison, I think many sizes of Serama would get along quite well. I plan to keep the littlest ones in a brooder for about a week, and then put them in the big brooder with the mixed age chicks after they learn how to eat a drink.

I don't have many problems mixing bantam and LF. Their needs are essentially the same, and if there is enough room, all of the birds will get what they need to grow.

It's also great that Seramas seem so mild mannered. I have some really young birds in with older cocks, and there is no fighting. I know cockerels can and will fight, but I haven't found this to be a problem yet.

 

[ruthless]

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103 degrees is way too hot, usually 99.5 to 100.5 I think is right.

 

[ruthless]

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Kellie to me the frizzle? looks like it has a cocks comb. Do they just look different on the frizzles??

 

[ruthless]

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Blaundee, if you go back and read this entire thread, you will see many of the setups that people have for their Seramas. I use very large rabbit cages with plastic bottoms or the cube cages you can make for guinea pig/rabbits and make a bottom out of coroplast ( plastic 4'x8' sheet you can cut to size). Many people build their own from wood/wire or some use rabbit hutches.

I have mine inside the house now for winter but will move them outside some in the summer. Will probably put them on the enclosed porch at night until I am sure I have a very very secure coop for them.

I don't believe they are as cold hardy as larger or even bantam chickens but I don't have any personal experience with this yet. I plan on moving mine inside full time each winter but may have them in an enclosed building with heat lights, not sure yet.

 

[kelliepulido]

Ruthless:I was thinking about that too.. but the other cockrels 4 all together all have much more no question combs and wattles,the frizzle has a smaller one but some wattles coming out as well so we will see Maybe Trudy will end up being Truck... heee heee

 

[aprophet]

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103 degrees is way too hot, usually 99.5 to 100.5 I think is right.

This may depend on weather the HB has a fan or not the ones without fans the temp at egg level 101-103 above 103 is not good , the Hb with fans like you said 99.5-100.5

 

[blaundee]

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Blaundee, if you go back and read this entire thread, you will see many of the setups that people have for their Seramas. I use very large rabbit cages with plastic bottoms or the cube cages you can make for guinea pig/rabbits and make a bottom out of coroplast ( plastic 4'x8' sheet you can cut to size). Many people build their own from wood/wire or some use rabbit hutches.

I have mine inside the house now for winter but will move them outside some in the summer. Will probably put them on the enclosed porch at night until I am sure I have a very very secure coop for them.

I don't believe they are as cold hardy as larger or even bantam chickens but I don't have any personal experience with this yet. I plan on moving mine inside full time each winter but may have them in an enclosed building with heat lights, not sure yet.

Thanks! I will go back and read it all, there are a LOT of pages to go through! LOL

 

[ruthless]

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You can always just look at the pictures. Lots of nice Serama pictures too!

 

[ZooMummzy]

I haven't posted for a few days but I have been lurking

I've had mutt babies from my flock hatching so that has kept me busy. The 6 from my Serama hatches are doing great - growing like crazy - and I have 19 more in my incubator! I thought I'd give you some morning sweetness. This is little Zephyr (not so little anymore!) waiting for his belly kisses and rubs from my daughter

 

[Carolynspeeps]

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What a great post! I've been brooding my chicks in odd ways too. I have a few Coronation Sussex chicks now that are in with my Seramas. It's a huge difference in size, but they all seem to do okay. I'm moving out the big ones tomorrow, at 14 days.

In comparison, I think many sizes of Serama would get along quite well. I plan to keep the littlest ones in a brooder for about a week, and then put them in the big brooder with the mixed age chicks after they learn how to eat a drink.

I don't have many problems mixing bantam and LF. Their needs are essentially the same, and if there is enough room, all of the birds will get what they need to grow.

It's also great that Seramas seem so mild mannered. I have some really young birds in with older cocks, and there is no fighting. I know cockerels can and will fight, but I haven't found this to be a problem yet.

I am happy to hear that combining chicks can be successful in the brooder.

How do you handle the hatch with mixed size chicks? I have a friend who hatched some LF with Serama eggs and it did not turn out well. The LF trampled those tiny Serama before they were ready to leave the hatcher and knocked all the little eggs around like soccer balls. It is great that everyone can share their experiences. I learn something new everyday!