| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Breed Purpose | Ornamental |
| Comb | Single |
| Broodiness | Frequent |
| Climate Tolerance | Heat |
| Egg Productivity | Medium |
| Egg Size | Small |
| Egg Color | Light Brown |
| Breed Temperament | Friendly,Easily handled,Calm,Bears confinement well,Quiet,Docile |
| Breed Colors/Varieties | This 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 Size | Bantam |
| Model Name/Type | MPN | EAN/UPC |
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Very cute little birds. They are friendly to other chickens but skittish toward me. They were way too loud for our little backyard. Lay very small adorable off white eggs.
I got my first serama pair in February, and have since added a few pullets. Mine range in weight from 10 oz. up to 14.5 oz., although I think my cockerel will probably eventually reach a pound. I love them! My husband loves them! Ours had not been handled much when we got them, but they tamed down really quickly with treats (mine LOVE raisins) and gentle handling. Of course now they're all terrible moochers...lol. Two of mine (Lucy and Lacy) are especially loving and will go to sleep in my hands when I'm petting/grooming them. One (Lucy) will run up to me and fly up onto my shoulder. They're just so danged CUTE!! Although the roosters aren't as loud as LF roos, some of them can still be pretty loud, so don't count on a tiny crow from a tiny rooster...lol.
Pet quality seramas can be had for around $25 - $35. Better quality $50 - $100. I've seen really nice birds sell for several hundred dollars each.
I've only owned 1 serama hen and I still have her. She's such a joy to be around. She's housed with three other bantams: 1 Silver Sebright Rooster,1 Golden Sebright Hen and a Black Tailed White Japanese. She is third in the pecking order, but sometimes second. When I got Bottle-Cap she's was wild, she came from someone is Northern Utah and I traded my turkeys for her + $30 and the original price of the turks was $35, so this banty just costed me $5. Here's her picture, and she's tame now.
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. 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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