~MALAYSIAN SERAMA THREAD~ (PICS!!!)

[pamperedpoultry]

As of this morning I have 2 serama chicks out and 1 black/blue mottled D'uccles on its way out

 

[aprophet]

Nap time in the brooder 8 in the brooder and 3-4 more piped in the bator

 

[smfamf]

Hey all. Its been a while since I've been on this thread. Candace I'm glad you're hatch is going well. I really do love the birds I hatched from you. I haven't hatched any eggs from them myself, but they are fertile. I send some out to a friend this morning via an egg swap. I hope she gets a good hatch. If not, I'll definitely be sending some more. I'm going to get my incubators up and running this weekend. I've been meaning to do it for a while now, but I have been sick.

 

[joycenjohnb]

I have a question that may have been addressed in earlier threads, but i have not run accross it . What do most people use in the bottum of the pens if they are keeping thier Seramas in the house?

 

[newtochick]

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I am far from an expert but I use macaw cages with perches all through it at different heights and shavings in the bottom. Sometimes they make a bit of a mess but for the most part they behave, and they love to bounce around to all the perches and have the large space to live. Good luck!

 

[dianaross77]

I kept mine in a large wire dog crate (I moved them down to the kennel in the basement and gave their cage to my isa chicks). I wrapped 3 sides with felt to keep the dust in. And I cover the front and the top so the rooster won't wake us up early. For litter I use pine pellets in a cement mixing bin that fits perfectly inside the crate. I used 2x2's for perches in 2 levels, a regular caged-bird feeder, and a water bottle.

 

[Attack Chicken]

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Congratz we need pics

AC

 

[BluegrassSeramas]

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I would definitely use a deep bottomed pan with high sides to keep them from kicking out bedding. I use shavings, and sometimes I get a thin plastic (thanks to Liz!) and poke some holes in it and zip tie it around the bottom level. This is about 6 inches or so tall, and keeps in a lot of the shavings. I think you could also use sand if you wanted...
I keep feeders and waterers on bricks to keep them off the shavings so they sit flat.

 

[SarahIrl]

How often are serama hens likely to lay? Not getting much in te way of eggs from mine...

 

[canada-goose]

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In spring and summer, mine lay eggs almost daily. In autumn and winter, they hardly lay at all.