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Typhon and Icca's (from Bluegrassseramas) first babies - grown-up now
~MALAYSIAN SERAMA THREAD~ (PICS!!!)
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update from the trio i bought from Tommy's pet paradise last year
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my noisiest cockerel in the flock
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they shouldn't be too small, I've had good luck with hatching very small bantam eggs like that but given the difficulty of the breed I don't know how they would do
So do people just lay them on the wire to hatch? I can do that and put the larger eggs in cartons, but I'd be afraid that the larger chicks would kick them around too much.
they shouldn't be too small, I've had good luck with hatching very small bantam eggs like that but given the difficulty of the breed I don't know how they would do
So do people just lay them on the wire to hatch? I can do that and put the larger eggs in cartons, but I'd be afraid that the larger chicks would kick them around too much.
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they shouldn't be too small, I've had good luck with hatching very small bantam eggs like that but given the difficulty of the breed I don't know how they would do
So do people just lay them on the wire to hatch? I can do that and put the larger eggs in cartons, but I'd be afraid that the larger chicks would kick them around too much.
as long as they are not large fowl I think they would be ok with other chicks to hatch. my serama hatch with bantam cochins just fine. I let the ones in cartons or turners hatch where they are without taking them out unless I have a separate hatcher going at the same time. you want to make sure you are watching them if they are in a turner so they don't fall asleep under it and get squished
they shouldn't be too small, I've had good luck with hatching very small bantam eggs like that but given the difficulty of the breed I don't know how they would do
So do people just lay them on the wire to hatch? I can do that and put the larger eggs in cartons, but I'd be afraid that the larger chicks would kick them around too much.
as long as they are not large fowl I think they would be ok with other chicks to hatch. my serama hatch with bantam cochins just fine. I let the ones in cartons or turners hatch where they are without taking them out unless I have a separate hatcher going at the same time. you want to make sure you are watching them if they are in a turner so they don't fall asleep under it and get squished
Does anyone else ever experience a lot of health issues with very small chicks (most likely Class A birds) after hatching? I have 3 right now with problems. These 3 all came from one person, someone that I had really bad luck with - no viable eggs or quitters - the first time around so I'm wondering if there isn't some sort of problem going on with her stock. These were replacement eggs since she felt bad. One has internal, intestinal issues I'm sure, another has bad legs and the third is blind and maybe deaf. I'm doing my best to help all these little ones but it's very frustrating.
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Oh no. That's terrible. It's been said that the very small ones that survive have fertility issues and shortened life spans. It stands to reason that many of them would have problems beyond that. I don't know about chickens but its often the case with runts from other species. They are often missing organs and have other issues equally horrible.
Oh no. That's terrible. It's been said that the very small ones that survive have fertility issues and shortened life spans. It stands to reason that many of them would have problems beyond that. I don't know about chickens but its often the case with runts from other species. They are often missing organs and have other issues equally horrible.
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Oh no. That's terrible. It's been said that the very small ones that survive have fertility issues and shortened life spans. It stands to reason that many of them would have problems beyond that. I don't know about chickens but its often the case with runts from other species. They are often missing organs and have other issues equally horrible.
That is what I was thinking too. These little guys will be kept as pets and given as long and happy of life as possible (I have other special needs chickens) but I really hate to see the difficulties. It seems like everyone wants mini everything now and the animal's health is suffering for it. I like my class C and D Seramas.
This is her right after hatching, all seemed fine.
This is her today eating her eggs. She has a strong will to live so I'm going to give it to her. She looks all dirty because she took a belly flop into her yogurt yesterday
Oh no. That's terrible. It's been said that the very small ones that survive have fertility issues and shortened life spans. It stands to reason that many of them would have problems beyond that. I don't know about chickens but its often the case with runts from other species. They are often missing organs and have other issues equally horrible.
That is what I was thinking too. These little guys will be kept as pets and given as long and happy of life as possible (I have other special needs chickens) but I really hate to see the difficulties. It seems like everyone wants mini everything now and the animal's health is suffering for it. I like my class C and D Seramas.
This is her right after hatching, all seemed fine.
This is her today eating her eggs. She has a strong will to live so I'm going to give it to her. She looks all dirty because she took a belly flop into her yogurt yesterday
Awwww. She looks so pathetic. In a cute way of course. I personally wouldn't try purposefully to get a class A. Even the "big" seramas are tiny. And their personalities make them even that much more fun!
eta: I guess that's another down side to them not breeding true. You can only hope you don't get any tiny ones but you can't breed to avoid it.
And I think you might be right about the stock she came from. Maybe you'd do best to get stock from someone else.
eta: I guess that's another down side to them not breeding true. You can only hope you don't get any tiny ones but you can't breed to avoid it.
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She is sweet in a pathetic way lol. I'm going to try and wash and dry her later to make her feel a bit more comfortable too. She is picking and trying to clean herself but that yogurt is sticky stuff! Yeah, I wasn't trying to get A's or B's, they just came that way. I have a couple B's and they seem ok, but I honestly am fine with the larger size. Like you said, they are already small enough. And yep, no more eggs from that stock. I actually have my last hatch in the incubators now - new seller - then I'm quitting for now. I have purchased over 100 eggs and only have 14 chicks. I'm kicking myself now for not just buying a trio but I wanted the fun of hatching. Not sure it's been all that fun
She is sweet in a pathetic way lol. I'm going to try and wash and dry her later to make her feel a bit more comfortable too. She is picking and trying to clean herself but that yogurt is sticky stuff! Yeah, I wasn't trying to get A's or B's, they just came that way. I have a couple B's and they seem ok, but I honestly am fine with the larger size. Like you said, they are already small enough. And yep, no more eggs from that stock. I actually have my last hatch in the incubators now - new seller - then I'm quitting for now. I have purchased over 100 eggs and only have 14 chicks. I'm kicking myself now for not just buying a trio but I wanted the fun of hatching. Not sure it's been all that fun
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