October-hatch-along 2019

[AusHen]

Update on my clutch. Day 12 i pulled one egg. Today is day 16 and removed two more DIS. 18 still going good. Now that its getting closer to hatch day im freaking out even more lol

 

[john_wrightson2003]

Update on my clutch. Day 12 i pulled one egg. Today is day 16 and removed two more DIS 18 down from 24. Now that its getting closer to hatch day im freaking out even more lol

lol

 

[Kat MacK]

While we're all waiting...who here has tried hatching Seramas? We're thinking about them for spring. What's important to know?

 

[Compost King]

While we're all waiting...who here has tried hatching Seramas? We're thinking about them for spring. What's important to know?

I hatch them every chance I get, I have 5 in the incubator now, I have 12 saved up for next hatch likely will have 20 or so... but I also have a lot of other eggs I want to hatch and only room for about 50 eggs to start... 42 egg capacity egg turner with some on the side that I manually turn. What I like about Serama is that their value vs cost of production is fairly high and if you get stuck with them for a while before they sell they do not eat much at all. The down side is that if I have to get rid of them quick eating them isn't worth the effort.

 

[john_wrightson2003]

I hatch them every chance I get, I have 5 in the incubator now, I have 12 saved up for next hatch likely will have 20 or so... but I also have a lot of other eggs I want to hatch and only room for about 50 eggs to start... 42 egg capacity egg turner with some on the side that I manually turn. What I like about Serama is that their value vs cost of production is fairly high and if you get stuck with them for a while before they sell they do not eat much at all. The down side is that if I have to get rid of them quick eating them isn't worth the effort.

I love seramas, arent yours having a slight fertility issue? Or did you get that settled, or was that someone else?

 

[Compost King]

I had a pair with Fertility issues, I gave the female away but kept the male as my personal pet. The ones I am breeding now are fine.

 

[john_wrightson2003]

I had a pair with Fertility issues, I gave the female away but kept the male as my personal pet. The ones I am breeding now are fine.

Cool!

 

[Compost King]

The Infertile Male (or the male with bad aim) I keep with the broody Seramas and he acts like he is the father of any chicks. If he finds a some scratch grains at the bottom of the cage he calls over the Broody moms and chicks to peck for them. The Female that was infertile (laid soft eggs) I gave away to someone who will take the time to attempt different nutritional techniques to get her eggs to have shells. I figured out how to do it but didn't want to waste time on it or breed her so the bad trait would carry on to the next generation. The lady who has her now likes pet projects like that so everyone was happy with the transaction including the female Serama who now lives in a climate controlled house.

 

[john_wrightson2003]

The Infertile Male (or the male with bad aim) I keep with the broody Seramas and he acts like he is the father of any chicks. If he finds a some scratch grains at the bottom of the cage he calls over the Broody moms and chicks to peck for them. The Female that was infertile (laid soft eggs) I gave away to someone who will take the time to attempt different nutritional techniques to get her eggs to have shells. I figured out how to do it but didn't want to waste time on it or breed her so the bad trait would carry on to the next generation. The lady who has her now likes pet projects like that so everyone was happy with the transaction including the female Serama who now lives in a climate controlled house.

Oh yea, id be happy if i were her too lol. Thats cute with that male, how he acts like the mum to those chicks lol

 

[Compost King]

He acts like the father rooster, he calls the Mom hens when he finds food and the mom hens arrive with the chicks. Even though they have a full feeder without him and the chicks really can't eat the scratch grains but they peck the dust around it. Sometimes its crushed up meal worms in there, I put in different treasures for the Serama to dig up so they do more than just sit there.