The Poultry Keeper The Independent Forum for Poultry Keepers    FAQ   Search     Register   Log in  Serama Goto page 1, 2  Next          The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Breeds Author Message stephen Site Admin Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 5071 Location: Billinge, Skåne, Sweden. Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 7:43 am    Post subject: Serama A thread for Serama Back to top poultry poofs Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 1807 Location: Wensleydale,North Yorkshire. Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:05 pm    Post subject: Hi we would be interested in hearing from anyone else who has these birds besides us thanks rich Back to top sunnyside Joined: 06 Oct 2005 Posts: 245 Location: Birmingham Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 7:57 pm    Post subject: I have a pet pair comming Sunday hatching eggs. Would love to hear about your Rich and maybe some photos? any tips on care that is different from 'normal' chickens. mine are going to be indoor penned until the weather improves. I'm in Birmingham. Back to top poultry poofs Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 1807 Location: Wensleydale,North Yorkshire. Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 11:39 pm    Post subject: There is a meeting arranged on the 8th April at a venue in our Village (being central in the country and close to M1 M6 motorways )to discuss the formation of a UK serama club anyone interested in attending please contact Wee g by PM for info. rich Back to top emarelle Joined: 06 Sep 2006 Posts: 19 Location: Lincolnshire Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 10:56 pm    Post subject: Serama Waiting for my first home grown Serama chick to hatch - its 20 days but nothing happening yet. No fingernails left Back to top poultry poofs Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 1807 Location: Wensleydale,North Yorkshire. Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:30 pm    Post subject: good luck got my figers crossed for you rich Back to top poultry poofs Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 1807 Location: Wensleydale,North Yorkshire. Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:36 pm    Post subject: Anyone interested in joining The Serama Club of Great Britain please PM me your name and address and I will post a club application form to you regards Rich Back to top poultry poofs Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 1807 Location: Wensleydale,North Yorkshire. Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 9:51 pm    Post subject: Serama Club of Great Britain Our website is now up and running for the club at http://www.theseramaclubofgreatbritain.co.uk anyone interested in serama please pay us a visit rich Back to top poultry poofs Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 1807 Location: Wensleydale,North Yorkshire. Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 4:29 pm    Post subject: The Serama Club of Great Britain is looking to contact anyone who keeps or breeds these lovely birds and invite you to join our rapidly growing club. If you are interested in Serama visit our club website http://www.theseramaclubofgreatbritain.co.uk and if you are interested in joining the club- membership fee £8 a year- e-mail our Secretary Lucy Courtney lcourtney@blueyonder.co.uk or theseramaclubofgreatbritain@hotmail.co.uk we welcome your enquiries. Back to top Harry Joined: 24 Oct 2007 Posts: 4 Location: Leicestershire Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 10:49 pm    Post subject: Hmmm... we could do with some pictures on this topic! Here's a few of mine - past and present. I'm sure that'll give you all something to look at! Please note that some of the above are silkied - just a normal Serama, but with feathers like a silkie! There's some more pics of other peoples birds on the SCGB site, which Rich posted the link to above. Harry Back to top poultry poofs Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 1807 Location: Wensleydale,North Yorkshire. Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 11:27 pm    Post subject: Thanks harry - brilliant pics - not quite enough though me thinks Rich Back to top CP Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 15429 Location: Hampshire Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 12:32 am    Post subject: Gorgeous birds! Back to top JustChickens Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 869 Location: Sussex Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 6:36 pm    Post subject: Nice birds! Im really tempted to hatch some next year. Are they bigger than Pekin bantams? Back to top poultry poofs Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 1807 Location: Wensleydale,North Yorkshire. Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:34 pm    Post subject: JustChickens wrote: Nice birds! Im really tempted to hatch some next year. Are they bigger than Pekin bantams? No they are smaller and lighter than Pekin Bantams the adult males are up to 600 grammes as opposed to 680-790 grammes for a Pekin male, ideally the lighter and smaller the better in top condition and to type.The females up to 500 grammes as opposed to 570-680 for Pekin adult females. They are easy to keep but incubation and hatching can carry high mortality rates like Japanese bantams so you need to be 'on the ball' with them at all times during the incubation and young stage even then there is no guarantee.When you succeed its worth the effort. Back to top Harry Joined: 24 Oct 2007 Posts: 4 Location: Leicestershire Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 9:59 pm    Post subject: Size wise, the birds I posted, weighed, fully mature: Cockerels - 320 - 520g Hens - 260 - 385g First and foremost, I ALWAYS think about type. I would far rather have a 550g cockerel with fantastic type than I would a 250g cockerel shaped like a dutch! I'm temporarily cutting back to 2 boys for the moment, and one of them will be a 520g boy. He's the largest boy I've had in a good while, but I think he;s the typiest Serama cockerel I've ever owned, so I'd far rather continue with him than I would keep back a midget whose type was not so good. Harry Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Breeds All times are GMT + 1 Hour Goto page 1, 2  Next Page 1 of 2 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group