serama/sebright cross chicks

[bahamas]

oh sorry for the loss. So cute and small though. i wish i could just shove one in my shirt and pass them off to airport security and 2 many big macs at lunch. !! That would be awesome sounds like a plan.

 

[Resolution]

In the future, try and keep these tiny chicks in a slightly different environment and they may fare better. You've got to treat them like delicate tropical partridges or Polyplectron chicks rather than bantams. Bedding is critical- because they are so small, the slightest bit of mold in hay -even fresh hay has mold spores- innocuous to many adult birds but not so good with tiny delicate chicks. Dry leaves -or just dirt dug out from beneath a shrub in your wildest parts of the yard will be better- try and avoid dried grass - ; lastly, the diet of the birds is critical. Try and think like the originators of the breed- avoid relying too heavily on commercial chick starter- its just designed for a slightly more rugged, less active chick.

Soak cooked white rice with sesame oil, mix in generous amounts of sesame seeds, some budgie seed or finch canary seed, a healthy tablespoon of turmeric powder, a few tablespoons of unsweetened cherry juice, a few tablespoons of coconut milk and a bit of fresh sprouts. This is their bulk food. Put out this mixture in the evenings.

In the morning put out their chick starter but add a generous topping of fighting fish food - its loaded with amino acids required by fish that must eat animal manner- insects and worms for example. It's very high in digestible protein- don't worry- not too high- plus it adds carotene to their diet which will increase their pigmentation to a degree. On top of all this stir in a bit of sesame oil and sesame seeds. As they grow increase the percentage of fighting fish food until you switch over to a soft bill bird diet - mixing the soft billed bird diet into whatever crumble or pellet you normally feed -25% soft bill food to 75% commercial maintenance food.
This is what the adult Serama will benefit from as well. I met an ethnic Chinese woman that reared Semana and she fed them lots of fish roe- something readily available in port cities in South East Asia. Not so much here unless you are hooked up with a sushi distributor! I know of another Serama breeder that supplements with artificial crab sticks. This is smart as its so clean and inexpensive. Anyway, cooked rice is very important in the tiniest birds' diet and fish food for the first few months.
After that just supplement frequently with crabsticks and always try to remember to mix just a bit of sesame oil in their dry feed- and never forget the turmeric.

 

[Delta3013]

qcute lil' seramas crosses... they are TINY!