American serama thread!

[Sumatra503]

Quote: Not at all what I was asking! IMO the overly extreme type(called a Malaysian by misconception if you listen to the SCNA) will never be as good looking.

Your birds do look beautififul BTW, just not my cup of tea.

 

[mauigirl]

have seen picts posted (not recently) with little colored bands on chicks, wondering where to get them and what size
not the regular bands with numbers just the different colors

 

[Sumatra503]

Upon further research last night I found a couple of interesting Tidbits regarding body types.

In Malaysia there are multiple body types and styles of Seramas. The two most common are the extreme upright stance with wich most are familiar and a round ball type stance.

With this upright stance they stand as upright as possible while still apearing balanced. You know, wings forward, breast extended up and forward beyond where a regular chicken would stand, head often back toward the tail, sometimes touching the base of the tail. The whole shebang.

The round body type is just that. Round. They have shortened legs, a full breast, and stand a bit flatter and rounder. Rather like the side view of an apple.

The American Serama has a stance that is in between the two body styles. A stocky bird with full breast. It caries the upright stance, though not as extreme in type. The head is carried a bit upright, but not as far back as the more extreme body types. The birds are generally stockier in build(not Fatter LA, but Stockier) with a fuller breast, short, stocky legs. The wings are carried at the traditional straight carriage, though some carry their wings a bit further back than is traditional.


also, I will add that there are nearly as many body styles, wing prefferances, etc., as there are Serama Breeders.

 

[diornisextant]

Well said, on the other hand if a bird is to show(or any other animal) there needs to be some standard to judge it by. I don't understand the change that came in America when the draw was the tiny tin soldier posture, a "tribute" to or parody of a Malaysian military figure if I understand correctly. I suppose the wastage or "noodle soup" was sent here and so that's what we have here now.

On another topic, would you all with experience raising chicks under broody hens please take a look at my post here?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/677151/maybe-skinny-chicks

thanks in advance .
Jamie

 

[LAseramas KP]

They say a pictures worth a thousand words...well here is the difference between the American and Maylasian Serama...[taken from a posting by Paradise Serama]
Hope this helps...

Not even close I show this to a few of my friends from Malaysia and they said hahahha ....

and they said when they look like this when they are only 7 months ...

 

[artsyrobin]

Quote: so do they have health issues from the stance? or is it inborn in them?

 

[artsyrobin]

my little ruth has an eye issue going on, she wouldn't open it, i wiped it down, seemed to be crusted, and sprayed it with vetricin.... any ideas on what might be going on?

 

[diornisextant]

Not even close I show this to a few of my friends from Malaysia and they said hahahha ....

and they said when they look like this when they are only 7 months ...

Originally I thought I preferred the Malaysian birds but after seeing this one I prefer the American The posture on this bird is beyond any reasonable function. They must have issues with fertilizing the hens.

 

[froggiesheins]

my little ruth has an eye issue going on, she wouldn't open it, i wiped it down, seemed to be crusted, and sprayed it with vetricin.... any ideas on what might be going on?

Poor Ruth, more info Robin.....How long has it been going on? ANY other symptoms?

 

[froggiesheins]

Originally I thought I preferred the Malaysian birds but after seeing this one I prefer the American The posture on this bird is beyond any reasonable function. They must have issues with fertilizing the hens.

This is the extreme of the extreme.....like anything else man gets ahold of..lets see how far we can go with it.....stupid in you ask me.....