Oregon Fall Poultry Swap - October 22 - Corvallis @ the Fairgrounds!!!

[ZooMummzy]

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Ok, full cup of coffee in hand.....off to update the bringing/want list....

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

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Count me in!!!

 

[ZooMummzy]

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Count me in!!!

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[Cloverleaf Farm]

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Count me in!!!

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I have NO idea why you would say such a thing.....

 

[ZooMummzy]

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I was expecting this post

I have NO idea why you would say such a thing.....

Ohhh I don't know....

 

[CrittersNPets]

OHHHH NOOOO, I do not need more pet chickens

However, if I have a good hatch out of my incubator this time I would love to try A FEW eggs for my daughter. Really depends on how my incubator behaves as I'm too depressed if all the eggs "die". Besides, I live like 20 minutes away. If I'm lucky you will have sooo much demand you couldn't possibly come up with eggs by then

 

[auntpa-k]

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Thanks. And about the eggs, I would love to try and hatch some for you. I have had bad luck in the past,

but I'm not sure if I'm to blame

for all of it. I ordered eggs from across the US and from people I don't have any idea who they are. One batch came from Tenn. and the other all the way from Florida! And I'm not even sure about fertility. So as you can see, I could have been doing everthing right and who knows.!?!?? So I would love the chance to try again!

I am getting a few D'Uggle (I think that's how it is spelled) and some duck eggs from a lady in Kelso. Another person I don't really know, but she isn't charging very much, and I am meeting her to pick them up. I just felt like I wanted to get back on that 'horse' and try one more time

before I threw in the towel. So if you want to take a chance (and keep

your fingers crossed) I would love to work with the

seramas. Question. At what age do the seramas start laying? And roosters mature enough to fertilize eggs? I have read that seramas take longer to mature than most birds, but nothing that gave any ages. Mine are about....3-4months? Or am I way off on that?

Thanks again,

you have been a real help.

I appreciate all the time and information you have given to me.

Paula

 

[ZooMummzy]

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Oh but I'd make sure I set a few aside for you...I mean how could I deny your daughter cute little Serama babies?

 

[AyeUpChuck]

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Count me in!!!

X2? I just got a bator...... DH is going to kill me!

 

[ZooMummzy]

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Thanks. And about the eggs, I would love to try and hatch some for you. I have had bad luck in the past,

but I'm not sure if I'm to blame

for all of it. I ordered eggs from across the US and from people I don't have any idea who they are. One batch came from Tenn. and the other all the way from Florida! And I'm not even sure about fertility. So as you can see, I could have been doing everthing right and who knows.!?!?? So I would love the chance to try again!

I am getting a few D'Uggle (I think that's how it is spelled) and some duck eggs from a lady in Kelso. Another person I don't really know, but she isn't charging very much, and I am meeting her to pick them up. I just felt like I wanted to get back on that 'horse' and try one more time

before I threw in the towel. So if you want to take a chance (and keep

your fingers crossed) I would love to work with the

seramas. Question. At what age do the seramas start laying? And roosters mature enough to fertilize eggs? I have read that seramas take longer to mature than most birds, but nothing that gave any ages. Mine are about....3-4months? Or am I way off on that?

Thanks again,

you have been a real help.

I appreciate all the time and information you have given to me.

Paula

D'Uccle

And yes, I'd love for you to try some too. Seramas are notoriously hard to hatch and anything over 50% hatch rate is considered a good hatch, so don't be too discouraged with them but if the eggs are not shipped, I've heard the hatch rate is much higher so something to keep in mind. What I found when I was hatching them is if I ignored all the "advice" on how to hatch Serama eggs from experts, my hatches went much better. In the end, I was hatching them like I do any other egg - same temps and humidity and same length of time - 21 days. The one thing that they struggle with is their size. They are sometimes too small to hatch on their own so I had to help more than I do with other breeds. Just a personal preference, some people don't help.

And no, Seramas mature much faster than other chickens, not the other way around. Males mature by 16 weeks and females can start laying by 15 weeks. All mine did. You are getting very close

I switch my Seramas off chick starter around 14 weeks.