SERAMA

 

Origin:  Malaysia

Classification:  True Bantam

Egg Colour: Varying from white to brown

 

The Malaysian Serama first arrived in this country in 2004.  Its ancestry is believed to date as far back as the 1600’s and is associated with the Thai King Sri Ama.  The modern day Serama was created by Wee Yean Een beginning in 1971 by using Ayam Kapans which gave them their very light weight.  He then introduced some Japanese bantams, eventually arriving at our present day birds.

 

The Serama

 

General Characteristics: male.

 

Carriage & Temperament:  Assertive with confident bold stance yet calm and manageable.  Should be easily handled and show no aggression.  The bird should pose readily and when viewed from the side should create a vase like or wide ‘V’ shape.

Type:  Body well muscled with breast carried high, full and well forward.  From above the shape is somewhat elliptical, tapering towards the tail.  The back should be very short and covered by abundant hackle covering both the shoulders and secondaries and flowing onto the tail coverts giving the base of tail a full appearance.  Tail should be carried high and upright at a 90-degree angle, parallel to the neck and should be large and full.  Main tail feathers should be long and broad and should over lap.  The tail should be open and when viewed from behind should be open to an angle of       45 degrees creating an open ‘V’ shape.  Sickles are slightly curved and protrude beyond the main tail.  Side hangers and tail coverts should be broad, plentiful and well curved..

Wings:  Fairly large in proportion to the body they should be held in a vertical position just clearing the ground and leaving the feet partially visible.  Shoulders should be set high on the bird.  Primaries are long of medium width with secondaries moderately long and broad.

Head:  Head to be small and carried well back.  The single comb is small to medium in size with five serrations preferred though more are allowed.  It should be straight smooth, free of folds or any deformities and tending towards flyaway type.  Wattles are to compliment the comb, smaller being preferred and free from folds and wrinkles.

Legs and feet:  The legs are of medium length, straight and set wide apart to allow for full and muscular body.  They should be strong and stable.  Thighs should be of medium length and well muscled with shanks of good thickness.

Plumage:  All feathers should be * in good condition with lustrious sheen.  Body feathers to be full and profuse.

Colour:  Male and female:  The principal colours seen are:-  White, black (with blue-green sheen), buff, red, partridge, wheaten, mottled, spangled and duckwing but any colour or combination of colours is acceptable and none to be penalised.

Comb, face and wattles bright red though  darker is acceptable in the darker colours.  Eyes clear and bright with any colour being acceptable.

Any colour legs and feet are acceptable

Female:  The general characteristics are similar to those of the male, allowing for the natural sexual differences.

Weights: 

Male           up to 600 grams (21.16 oz)

Female        up to 500 grams (17.64 oz)

 

Scale of Points:

 

Type and carriage     25

Temperament             15

Tail Carriage             20

Wings                         10

Body                             5

Legs                             5

Feather Structure     5

Head/Comb/Wattles  10

Colour                          5

 

Total                         100

 

Serious Defects

 

Lack of attitude, nervousness or shyness.  Long back, Low tail carriage, wry tail, cow hocks.  Duck feet.  Legs too short or too fine.  Feathering on shanks or feet.  Comb other than single.  Any general defects.  Weight exceeding the upper limit.

 

Silkie Serama:  Silkie feathered Serama are acceptable.  However they should still display a high and upright tail, wide as in the smooth feathered.  The comb should be moderate in size as in smooth feathered and not large as in the Japanese.