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plumtheserma
In the Brooder
- Mar 11, 2024
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Thank you for your input. luckily, We live in northern cali and the temps right now are 60 degrees during the day. At night it drops to low 50's. The day he died the temp was around 66 degrees with no wind. Seramas can handle low 40's and some even in the high 30's. I would never let him be in that kind of cold though. if it ever hits below 40 he would be inside the main house. He has been thru 3 winters thus far and was A ok. We have a blanket we put over his cage at night as well as a insulated garage. Since I can see the paleness in his skin from 2/16 when it was bright red to 3/6 when it was pale white (and its warmer now then it was back in Feb it looks like circulation issue with heart. This is to my first serama we have had as his siblings all died. I also suspect the breeder gave us a bad batch of chicks and may not have known it. His three siblings all died suddenly as well in thier first month of life and he was left alone. Now he can see them again I suppose. Its not easy though my daughter was devastated as she was hoping to have another 3-5 years with him.I would recommend if you ever have a loss, to keep the body cold, but not frozen and to get a necropsy through your state vet as soon as possible. That is the only and best way to know what happened. I have no experience with Seramas, but know they can be delicate birds that may not tolerate low temperatures.