Seramas?

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

Akane is pretty much right there.we have 10 hens and 4 cocks, all B class, as stated the A's are often infertile, B's make your best breeders and will produce A's as well. I have found running the a degree hotter than normal helps the hatch, but we never have to much of an issue on that. They do not yet breed true to any specific color yet as they were only imported in the US back in 2002, so a lot of work needs to be done to get pure color lines going. They handle temps in the teens just fine, as for colder than that, It doesnt get colder than that in sout Georgia so I couldnt say, they are from Malaysia which is a warmer climate, so I'd say for northerners they'd bare watching.
Silkies work great for hatching them, the eggs are tuff, any sized bantam will work just fine, just dont use large fowl breeds.
Once you get some going of your own, the seramas are pretty broody things themselves. I have had a few roos get bad attitudes before, but most are very nice.
Think That got all your questions, if you have any more just ask. Oh we sell eggs and chicks off ours. 2 lines (then again all seramas in the states related back to Jerry's imports), like I said 10 hens and 4 roos.
Good luck with them and do bare in mind, shipping can be ruff on them or any egg for that matter.
Aubrey

 

[The Chickens' Maid]

Thanks for all the answers! They are exactly what I needed!
One more question: how high can seramas jump? Is it high enough that any shelves or bookcases would be at risk?

 

[beckt]

They can go pretty high if they set their minds to it. My little girl is usually pretty good about not going where she is not wanted. Bed time is the worst cause she is always looking for a place higher than the couch. She will usually settle for my shoulder though.

 

[Akane]

I haven't seen how high my seramas can fly but my japanese bantams which are fairly similar can make 16' high rafters. The seramas have roosted a few feet off the ground but they don't aim for the rafters like the japs. They also were kept in pens much longer and more recently than my japs. Most small bantams or lighter breeds can easily reach the ceiling in most houses if they have a reason. I doubt seramas are any different. It really depends on if a chicken is spooked or if a chicken is trying to roost at night. During the day most chickens are quite content on the ground if something doesn't scare them in to trying to get higher. At night they will try to get as high as they deem possible or necessary to roost for sleeping.