Serama nut here!

[HeartsDelight]

Hey folks! I'm Diana, and after several years of wanting some, I've recently jumped feet-first into the Serama realm.

I have city restrictions of 4 hens, so just a hobbyist for now.

I picked up two 7 month old pullets in late December, and named them Holly and Ivy. They are sisters and pretty heavily bonded. They live in a small coop/run on my porch.

After starting laying and giving me about 4-5 eggs each a week for several weeks, they both went seriously broody, so I ordered them some hatching eggs.

They hatched out six gorgeous chicks (from a dozen shipped eggs) Saturday into Sunday, and I am ridiculously in love. The chicks are from show lines focusing on chocolates and blues, and it looks like I got a couple of each, which I'm thrilled about. (Hoping for some frizzles, which are also in their lines).

I plan to hold back 2 pullets (and a roo if I can get away with it TBH) but that decision is at least a couple months down the road.

I am so in love with these little chickens and they are the best addition to my micro-farm. ö

 

[HeartsDelight]

No, I never do things by halves, why do you ask? It's totally normal to buy shipped hatching eggs when you've only had chickens a couple months, right?

I am a genetics nut and have done a lot of plant and animal breeding over the years (mostly reptiles), so jumping righ into sex linked, hard to find genes is a pretty "me" thing

 

[Butterscotchbitesfinger]

Hey welcome to BYC.

 

[KLIL]

Hello from down under Australia and welcome to BYC!
You are going to love it here.

Feel free to pop by and share your daily updates for 2019 with us. We would love to have you join us.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/flock-life-journeys-2019.1286370/

Lovely to meet you and hope to speak more.

 

[feathermaid]

Congratulations on your first successful hatch! What lovely little beauties you have!! Can't wait to see what they look like when they're grown. Glad you found such a wonderful new "hobby" and hope you enjoy being part of the BYC group!

 

[HeartsDelight]

I have wanted chickens since I was a tiny little kid. Once I met my first Seramas a few years back, I knew I wanted THOSE chickens. I have been scheming and planning for the right time to get them for as long as I can remember. And they're everything I'd hoped for. I love these tiny dinosaurs.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hello and welcome to BYC - thanks for joining us and congrats on your hatch.

This is a useful link of BYC guides to take a look at announcements-feedback-issues-guides.3 You can use this link to contact members in your area - Find your State's thread.

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[drumstick diva]

My friend had two Serama hens, they were always going pretend broody (no rooster) and would kick the dog out of his bed. They made it to 5 years old before my friend's silkie brought Mareks to them. The all died a day apart. Very sad

Seramas and silkies are not at all resistent to Mareks.

 

[drumstick diva]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens, she always referred to them as feathered soccer balls.

 

[HeartsDelight]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens, she always referred to them as feathered soccer balls.

I call the frizzled Seramas "angry pinecones"