Serama egg laying questions

[tn_artist]

I recently bought some Seramas. Four of them are still young, the others are, from what I was told, around 30 weeks. Shouldn't she be laying?
I read something that said that they lay for three weeks then take a couple of months off. Is this true?
Also the little rooster doesn't crow or try to mate. I'm confused. Do they mature later? They are sweet, but these don't act like any chicken I have ever had.
Any knowledge is appreciated.

 

[nchls school]

I recently bought some Seramas. Four of them are still young, the others are, from what I was told, around 30 weeks. Shouldn't she be laying? If you just got them it will take a few weeks for them to adjust.
Serama should mature early; between 5-6 months of age. Many of mine are new moms before they're six months old.

I read something that said that they last for three weeks then take a couple of months off. Is this true? I encourage my serama to brood, so typically they lay 6-8 eggs and then go broody-19 days for the eggs to hatch-three weeks raising the chicks and then the cycle starts over.
Also the little rooster doesn't crow or try to mate. Some don't crow or have a softer crow. Others have big mouths and crow like any other rooster. It is not normal for them to not mate; all the time.I'm confused. Do they mature later? They are sweet, but these don't act like any chicken I have ever had.
Any knowledge is appreciated. Serama are different. Post pictures if you can and maybe I can give you a better answer as to what is going on.

 

[tn_artist]

I recently bought some Seramas. Four of them are still young, the others are, from what I was told, around 30 weeks. Shouldn't she be laying? If you just got them it will take a few weeks for them to adjust.
Serama should mature early; between 5-6 months of age. Many of mine are new moms before they're six months old.

I read something that said that they last for three weeks then take a couple of months off. Is this true? I encourage my serama to brood, so typically they lay 6-8 eggs and then go broody-19 days for the eggs to hatch-three weeks raising the chicks and then the cycle starts over.
Also the little rooster doesn't crow or try to mate. Some don't crow or have a softer crow. Others have big mouths and crow like any other rooster. It is not normal for them to not mate; all the time.I'm confused. Do they mature later? They are sweet, but these don't act like any chicken I have ever had.
Any knowledge is appreciated. Serama are different. Post pictures if you can and maybe I can give you a better answer as to what is going on.

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Thanks so much for responding! I will take pictures tomorrow after the strong storms pass through.
I see you're in TN. I lived in Cocke County for 18 years before moving to NC for a better paying job. My daughters were born there and we all miss TN and snow.

 

[nchls school]

We moved to TN from WI to escape the severe cold and snow. I will admit that I'm sick of rain, rain, and more rain.
Scotts Hill, Henderson County.

 

[tn_artist]

We moved to TN from WI to escape the severe cold and snow. I will admit that I'm sick of rain, rain, and more rain.
Scotts Hill, Henderson County.

I didn't get pictures yesterday. We lost nine of our birds to the storms.
Got some just now.
Onyx

Copper

Quartz

 

[nchls school]

The right eye on the rooster looks bad in the picture-possible infection that would explain his abnormal behavior-check it out as pictures can be deceiving. Otherwise the birds look good and healthy. In a few weeks they probably will start laying eggs.

 

[nchls school]

Sorry about the nine birds you lost; been there and done that because of storms.

 

[aart]

We lost nine of our birds to the storms.

OhNo! Did a falling tree/branch hit a coop/run?

 

[tn_artist]

OhNo! Did a falling tree/branch hit a coop/run?

No, instead of spreading out to multiple sleep piles, we think they all piled into one nest box. All nine were flat in the bottom of the nest. They usually make a large, one layer cluster. All we can figure is the storm scared them and they all tried to squish together.

 

[tn_artist]

The right eye on the rooster looks bad in the picture-possible infection that would explain his abnormal behavior-check it out as pictures can be deceiving. Otherwise the birds look good and healthy. In a few weeks they probably will start laying eggs.

I couldn't tell anything wrong with his eye, but he was a bit lethargic today. He tucked his head under his wing and slept several times. We don't have an avian vet in the area. Any thoughts on what I can get to help him? Do farm stores carry antibiotics for chickens?