Wanted Please - Harrogate / York / Leeds area

[madchickenlady]

I collected two serama hens from the breeder yesterday. One is in lay, and has been running with a serama boy. Now, as an experiment, I'm thinking I might try and incubate her next couple of eggs. It's highly unlikely to work (serama are supposed to be very trick to hatch), but I was just wondering if anyone else had tried anything similair? (There is already a plan in place if any babies do hatch )

Edited February 7, 2011 by Guest

[Redwing]

It may well work

 

I ran my barred cock bird to some females a while back just for a day or so and got fertile eggs for at least two weeks afterwards

 

They have petered out now so he is going back in for a visit

 

If I was you i'd collect the eggs for the next week or so, it gives you more chance of not ending up with a single chick if you have more eggs

[madchickenlady]

Thanks Redwing I've never had a girl that could possibly lay fertile eggs, so I'm quite curious as to how my experiment will work out. I'll keep you posted

[Lewis]

Good luck

[Tulip]

I was given 2 free serama eggs by our CCL egg supplier a couple of years ago. "Have them for free" he said "I can't get them to hatch in the incy".

 

Well we put them under our broody Barnevelder(!) with half a dozen CCLs and they both hatched! They were both boys and we still have one (he's in my avatar as a chick) the other went to auction.

 

He now has three girlfriends who take it in turns to hog the nestbox and we accidentally had a partially-formed chick in a hidden egg last week (these chickens are CRAFTY!)

 

So my tip would be: you might have more luck under a broody than in the incy - even in the middle of winter!!