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I just went through all of the Serama pullets for sale on the 8 weeks and older section. And there is exactly ONE that is worth the price the auction is at right now. That is "Bonnie" on page 3, she's a chocolate pullet.
Some of the other are pretty, and have nice type, but like the one that I think you are asking about, if you look closely, she has VERY dark, almost black legs. Seramas should have yellow legs. The dark legs are extremely hard to breed out. Even if you have one with mostly yellow legs, with a little bit of black at the top (called "swarthy" legs) they really like to throw that to their offspring. I even have a pullet with yellow legs that throws swarthy legs to some of her offspring. If you want some really nice birds, see ZooMummzy on here, you can search the threads for "Castle Delight Seramas" there are a couple of threads up talking about her birds.
I can also bring you some hatching eggs to Chehalis if you are going to be there....here are my 2 breeding pens:
Voltron and Anthea (this is the pullet that throws swarthy legs sometimes):
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And this is Bill, Toffee and Gwen:
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Agh! I
am going to be at Chehalis - don't tempt me! I do admire these little birds and would love to have some, but I think I might be about 3 times over my legal limit in my neighborhood. Thank goodness the girls are relatively quiet. I've been sharing eggs with the neighbors so I don't get the chicken gestapo called on me.
But thank you for posting pics of your Seramas - I see quite a difference between yours and what might have been posted on auction. All of yours have a certain "je ne sais quoi" that is desirable in that they a sport a jauntiness that I think the little birds wear quite well. They are all pretty - I thought Anthea was particularly nice but then I saw the rest and was glad I wasn't having to choose who I liked best!
If I told DH we need to build a third coop with another special one in the garage to winter our Seramas I'm afraid he'd have apoplexy. But once he got to know these little charmers I'm sure he'd be enamoured. I've been telling him how sweet and friendly the Faverolles sisters are and he would reply gruffly, "They're just chickens". Yesterday I caught him feeding them special treats.
"Ondine" sat still for him a longgg time while he petted her and I could tell he was secretly pleased. She may like him even more than she likes me now. I was a little jealous when I saw how long she sat still for him!
I'll let you know if I change my mind one day about those Serama eggs...