The purpose of this blog is to be encouraging and supportive to those who are just starting out in the "I think I'm going to get some chickens" mode. I read poultry blogs and get a great deal of information from them and I think it is a good way to solve some problems that eventually do come up. I have had chickens for about a year and a half and made a lot of mistakes until I set myself right and so perhaps I have some information that may help you. So this blog will be about chickens, mostly Seramas. I may have some to sell eventually on the web. Actually I have sold almost all of the cockerals and pullets that I hatched out this spring. I have two cockerals left- no hens and am keeping one rooster and one hen out of this batch for myself.
Buying Seramas. If you want to show Seramas, you want good quality good type Seramas. A lot of points are given for type, and a lot are given for temperament. so those are the two main things you should keep in mind when looking for Seramas. Perhaps you live in an area where there are a lot of good breeders. Florida? Lousiana? in that case you can just search for a pair, perhaps in the newspaper ads, or on line, and you have a chance to see them before you buy. Always the best thing to do. A fellow called me this spring wanting to start breeding and showing Seramas - he previously bred and shown dogs. So I told him the best thing to do, and this is what I would do If I could ,would be to go to the big Serama show in Lousiana in the spring, The Cajun Classic, meet all the breeders, look at all the chickens and buy a really good trio. And save yourself a lot of breeding steps along the way. But that option is not available for everyone. If you can't do that watch out - there are people who will take advantage of you. So always require a picture of the Serama, ask for age and weight. Tell the seller you don't want a wry tailed chicken and ask if the chicken has guaranteed fertility. Unless you just want a pet and then all this doesn't matter.
There is a new book out called "The Serama" By Sigrid van Dort. It is a small book and a really good one. It was available on the Serama Council of North America (SCNA)web site, but it sold out. Perhaps they will print more - I expect so. It will tell you all about the Serama and a lot of other things you should know if you are going to breed these tiny chickens.
Thats all the advice I have for this day.
