Booted Serama

I got one at a sale that had feathers on his legs and just thought he was a mixed breed!
I do not know much about seramas just that they are tiny and friendly for the most part.

I purchased a silkie one and named her Tadpole.
She is the size of a dove....
Her mate is named Shrimp....
They came from a breeder out of Indianapolis In.

Maybe some others on her could let you know and I am curious too whether they come feather footed......

 

I've sad news for you...if you got a booted Serama, you have one that is the result of being cross-bred with something. There is no such thing as a booted Serama. There are only two kinds of Serama -- normal feathered and Silkie.

Edited to say...I have a Serama hen that hatched a couple of chicks that are the result of mating with a bantam Cochin. They both have feathered legs, but aren't what I would consider Serama at all. They're just mixed breed and not good for anything except pets.

 

check out the SCNA website- some are working on the booteds- which are realllllly true seramas.

 

The silkied Serama do come from the original imports, so they weren't "created" here in the US, but I don't put it past some unscrupulous breeders to cross them with Silkies and pass them off as "silkied". (There are A LOT of these because they know they're hard to find.) You're going to find that there is still a big debate over which form of Serama is acceptable here (US standards vs. Malaysian standards). There are some breeders here in the US that have taken it upon themselves to alter the original Malaysian standards to create a bird that better suits their idea of what it should look like. There are others that are trying hard to preserve the original standards, because they feel that the Malaysian standards are what defines the breed. In actuality, Seramas aren't even an official breed yet anywhere, but are in what is called a 'landrace' until there is a definite and permanent set of standards. Strict selective breeding is still going on, so many of the birds that are available are usually culls. A good breeding Serama will be pretty expensive compared to other breeds if you can find one.

Edited to say:

There is one particular breeder who claims to have a lot of different things "pop up" in his breeding stock, but he's also well known as a shyster and does cross breed his birds. I would say anyone you are wanting to buy from for quality breeding stock, ask around about them before you invest a lot of money on these birds.

 

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