~MALAYSIAN SERAMA THREAD~ (PICS!!!)

[Buck Creek Chickens]

here is my newest baby,

that's a quarter by her feet

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

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what a doll!! Love having a size comparison!!

 

[froggiesheins]

 

[Diamante]

Does anyone that have frizzles have any eggs i could buy off them? I only want 4 eggs cuz im letting my pullet hatch. Id like the parents to be pretty close to SQ. Please pm me with pics of the parents and any babies they've had. thanks

 

[ZooMummzy]

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Awww she's a sweetheart! I am so glad you rescued her. She will have a great rest of her life

 

[mlove]

At what age can you start telling the quality of a serama chick? I started incubating eggs 12/31/10 and kept it busy until yesterday. I also bought a 2nd incubator and it has been running non stop.

I can't keep all of the chicks so I need to decide which chicks will go and which will stay. I love them all so it is very hard. How do you choose your keepers?

 

[ZooMummzy]

I can't speak to the quality of the chicks - too new at all this - but I keep the colors I like and make sure it's a variety. Of course there are a few I have bonded with so I keep those.

How are you doing on your hatches?

I've been hatching nonstop like you have but my last hatch ended today and I am glad - I need a break and I need to regroup. It was a dismal hatch and I'm still trying to cope. 13 dead babies; 1 died within 24 hours for no reason at all and the others in their shells, half way through incubation, humidity issues. I am never hatching again using gauges and percentages. I am going to learn to go by the air sacs this summer and forget what the gauges say.

 

[shelleyd2008]

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Are her legs pink (fleshy)? I think she is an OEGB, not a japanese.

 

[shelleyd2008]

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The judges on SCNA say that it's very difficult to tell before 6 months old because they change so much. Some keep them until at least 1 year old before making their final cut. You can cull (rehome, etc) earlier for obvious faults, such as my little guy that has 'folded' wattles, but it's best to keep them as long as you can so they have time to fill out.

 

[shelleyd2008]

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I don't use a gauge at all in my 'setting' incubator, it's a 1588 so it's pretty reliable. I also don't add any water to that one. The hatching incubator is set about 99-100, it's a 1583 so it does fluctuate a little. I fill the middle well with water and keep a wet washcloth in that one, filling all the wells doesn't seem to work as well as the wash cloth. I'd say the humidity in that one holds at about 55%-60%.

Have you tried dry hatching? I think that's the best method for incubation.