Serama

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Pros: Friendly, little chickens HUGE personality

Cons: Can be cold intolerent

These little guys are by far the most amusing of my chickens, not to mention, their eggs are snack sized when boiled and perfect for little ones :)

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Pros: easy to care for, friendly, do good in heat, fun to watch, very nice

Cons: good flyers, dont do well in cold, not good layers

I love my Serama! i had a rooster, but he was actually very loud and was "mean" he would come at us all the time, luckily it didnt hurt though because he was so small. We now have a hen and she is wonderful! for her whole first year she lived in a cage and was never handled, then we got her and he could just hold her, pick her up, ect. She was not flighty at all! she lays the tinyiest eggs ever, there so cute!

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Pros: Small, easily taken care of, suprising colors of baby chicks

Cons: harder to hatch b/c of smaller eggs

I just now got my 4 seramas :) 2 roos, 2 hens, they're 10 months old & very pretty! They've laid me 5 eggs so far. 

 

 

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Pros: Intelligent, precocious, tiny!

Cons: May need extra care as babies, good flyers

I got my chicks as 2-day-olds from a breeder. Beyond being sure the crumbles were ground a little finer for a week, they didn't need any special care. Right now they're almost a month old. They've been flying out of their tote for a good 10 days now. The tote is in my garden tub so they fly BACK into it to eat & sleep. They seem much smarter than the other Bantams/Silkies I have. They like to roost on the edge of the tote. They 'talk' to me every time I'm in the bathroom and don't seem to be fazed at all by my Toy Poodle, who is *fascinated* with them!!

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Pros: fun, very active

Cons: very active, small and quick

We have a rooster and 3 hens and they are favorites among our family and friends.  Great to watch and the roosters are beautiful and have attitudes.  We are going to start selling and hatching eggs from this spring and already have people waiting for our eggs and chicks!  Great pets.....

 

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Pros: Tiny, Sweet, Low Maintenance, easy, Begginer, etc.

Cons: Flighty

I love seramas! I think it's a great beginner bird! They are Sweet, Pocket sized, Easy to house, and Easy to train! The Serama was one of my first chickens.... I fell in love with them! I had to get more! My first one was a pullet and at the moment is now a hen. So I set off to find a rooster! I luckily found a rooster and housed him with my hen, But we have close neighbors. Luckily a very great thing about the serama is that the roo's crow is not loud at all! I am now a lovely Serama breeder! 700

 

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Pros: Sweet sweet birds and very tolerant! Perfect pet and perfect to show. Good for hotter weather.

Cons: SIZE!!! Anything can get them, other birds pick on them and little ones can fit through big chicken wire. Also, not cold hardy.

I have had seramas for about 4 months and they are my favorite breed!!! Recently I had a 2 year old boy at my house with about 6 serama chicks (about a month old) running around and he was rotating handing them to me.  He would give me one and it would jump down so he would get me another.  They absolutely love people (especially when handled a lot as a chick).  I've never had a chicken that age be so friendly.  I can't even walk around with them without one jumping on my shoulder!  They are pretty decent layers and perfect for places with hot weather!  I would recommend seramas to anyone wanting chickens--unless your going to eat the eggs because they are so tiny ;)

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Pros: Smart, Patient, Brave, Funny

Cons: Loves to copy bad habits from others, Ear-Piercing, Fragile

I would say that it is very patient, letting my sister do almost anything to it. It was ok no matter how much she touched it. It only squaks when she is doing something insensible to it. It basically just goes with the flow. The serama is very nice, brave, and likes to fight a lot. It never gives up in a fight too.

Serama
Description:

Seramas were developed in Malaysia using many different breeds including Japenese (Chabo) Much work has been done in their development by Mr. Wee Yean Ean of Malaysia. In Malaysia, Serama specialty shows are held every weekend with as many as 400 entries. The Serama is a new breed and has been created within the last 15 years. In 2001, Mr. Jerry Schexnayder imported 135 Seramas. A much smaller import was made by K.J. Theodore previously, but Mr. Schexnayders import was the only one that had enough genetic diversity to sustain development. In 2004, the Serama Council of North America (SCNA) was founded.

Details:
DetailValue
Breed PurposeOrnamental
CombSingle
BroodinessFrequent
Climate ToleranceHeat
Egg ProductivityLow
Egg SizeSmall
Egg ColorLight Brown
Breed TemperamentFriendly,Easily handled,Calm,Bears confinement well,Quiet,Docile
Breed Colors/VarietiesThis breed is not standardized yet. The Serama Council of North America is working towards ABA and APA acceptance of the white serama first. The currently recognized colors of the SCNA are White, Blue, Wheaton, Black-Breasted Red, Black, and Black-Tail Buff. These should be recognized by the ABA and APA after the white serama. A popular variety of the serama is the silkied serama. They are accepted at SCNA sanctioned shows.
Breed SizeBantam
APA/ABA Class
Models:
Model Name/TypeMPNEAN/UPC

Chicken Breed Info:

Breed Purpose: Ornamental
Comb: Single
Broodiness: Frequent
Climate Tolerance: Heat

General Egg Info:

Egg Productivity: Medium
Egg Size: Small
Egg Color: All colors

Breed Temperament:

Friendly,Easily handled,Calm,Bears confinement well,Quiet,Docile, strong flier

Breed Colors / Varieties:

This breed is not standardized yet. The Serama Council of North America has acheived ABA and APA acceptance of the white serama . The currently recognized colors of the SCNA are all colors. These should be recognized by the ABA and APA after the white serama. A popular variety of the serama is the silkied serama. They are accepted at SCNA sanctioned shows.

Breed Details:

Seramas are the smallest breed of chicken in the world. They only need a small cage because they are so tiny. One of the things Seramas are bred for is temperament. They are very personable and enjoy human attention. Most are not very cold hardy and do need protection from the cold. Their feed requirements are no different from any other chicken besides the fact that they need less. It takes 5 average Serama eggs to equal 1 Grade AA Large egg.Most Serama eggs take 19 days to hatch, two days less than a normal chicken egg. Some eggs from very small parent birds have been documented to have hatched at fifteen days. Seramas do not breed true to color. There are over 2500 documented Serama colors in Maylasia. Seramas Should have vertical tails and wings, backs short to the point of looking like they are not there, and a very large chest.

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