I got my first pair of Seramas for only $25 from a man who was getting out of raising chickens. She was a great layer and would lay for weeks strait! When I got them they had not been socialized and would not let you get any where near them. It was amazing how quickly that turned around though!!! I really didn't want a rooster so I found him a home, and kept her. While both of them them became very friendly the female was so friendly she became a house chicken!!! She would site on your shoulder and watch TV with you or with me she would sit in my lap and fall asleep
She would follow you around the yard and loved hanging out with the cat, or the dogs when she's inside. I LOVE seramas!!!!!
Pros: Very pretty, small, Friendly, easy to handle, cockerels can be child friendly
Cons: My young cockerels started to fight and had to be seperated, not cold hardy
I do like these birds, and have desided to have a go at breeding them.
I find them to be very tameable, and that they tend to settle nicely when being handled.
They seem to travel well and are all for a trip in the car to see friends.
I was very impressed at how well my young cockerel behaved around my friends very excitable 6yr old.
He was very calm, no agression, but still kept his confidence and posed when placed down, with the odd wing flap to show off how dominant and pretty he is
I find the hens to be more timid though they seem very curious. I have a cute silkied hen that is a tiny class A yet if I put my hand by her and she isn't interested, she'll let me know with a good peck!
Not aggressive, but not submissive either
Pros: Extremely friendly, curious, great house pet..
Cons: Can be fragile, because of the small size
Because of size constraints at my house I looked into banty sized birds and discovered Seramas in the process. I never looked back, they are the ULTIMATE pet in my book. They are friendly, fun to watch at play, great lap-dogs, I could go on and on....I take my favorite with in the car, into stores, that allow animals, [great ice breaker]. My Lulu rides on the shopping cart handle at Home Depot. Oh I could go on and on. Mine are strictly pets but there is a growing interest in showing these guys too...
They are NOT cold hardy so you do have to take that into consideration. I am lucky enough to have a hen that is a hatching fool and a great mama . Mine live with two large banty sized hens and there is no problems. They can and will hold their ground if necessary. Don't know how I lived with out them!
Some of the feathered crew in the coop with their bigger buddies...............
Cons: Malaysians can have back problems (American Okay), Can be wild when not socialized, Poor Layers
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.