Yeah Me!

[stethomps]

I just had my first Serama Hatch of the summer. I have set Serama Eggs 2 other times this summer with a big Zero % Hatch rate, so needless to say I am excited! Another one piping as a type. So I should have atleast 2 out of the six set on the 21st, & I have 7 more that was set on the 27th.

On a side note: Seramas are so very difficult for me to hacth. & I know my bator was ok because I have set them with OEG and I have had a lucky 100% hatch rate with the OEG. None the less, I am prepaired for next Summer, I have 2 silkie's & 2 cochin hens started to be my bator's next year!

Yeah!

 

[shelleyd2008]

I've heard that seramas need higher temps and humidity, so maybe that was your problem? I've only hatched seramas once, 2 of 2 hatched. But they were the only things that hatched out of that setting, so apparently my temps were too high for the others. Congrats on the babies!!

 

[Cherokeerainbow]

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!
I'm still waiting for mine to hatch (serema's too) today is the 23 day...

 

[Buck Creek Chickens]

I've found with serama the less you handle/juggle them till the 18th day the better hatch you have, my first 4 or 5 hatches of serama where 0 to 1-2,(the hen hatched them just fine so I knew they where fertile) until I just left them alone till I stopped the turner, Now I get 85% or more with class A-B

 

[Cherlyn]

I have six seramas in the 'bator now, due on the 21st. They look good now. Temp is 99.5 and humidity is 50%... do I need to adjust? Sorry to hijack your thread; just want to make sure I do everything I can to hatch these little guys/girls.

~CHerlyn

 

[stethomps]

I kept my temp between 100.5 & 101 at the top of the Eggs with 50% humidity then increased between 65 & 80 on Day 17. But again out of 25 (or so) Serama eggs in the bator this summer, I only have hatched 1 with a PIP so far. My fingers are crossed; I still have 7 scheduled to hatch next week. Good Luck!

 

[Buck Creek Chickens]

I do 100 to 100.5, and serama hatch better in the fall, winter and early spring. 2 of my successes

class A

 

[Cherokeerainbow]

Gorgeous!!

 

[darbella]

I seem to allways have to help my serama chicks out, even with raising the humidiry. I also seem to have a 50% hatch rate and see that a lot of people claim the same. I guess they are not the best hatchers in the chick world! My friend had a broody and set them under her and they hatch all out! I am just afraid my broody would break the eggs they are so small!

 

[stethomps]

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Thats a good fear...I had my 13 eggs under my OEG, and she broke 3 of them (well broke 1 and cracked 2), so I moved them to my bator on day 11 for the first 6 I set. All I can say is I cant wait until next Spring with the silkies to brood em.