Type Type is the essence of any breed. Without proper type, a bird is not recognizable as a member of a given breed. Type refers to the silhouette of the bird and is the general outline of the bird. In serama, type also refers to the way the bird poses or the carriage it has. Some Serama have perpetual pose, where they are as if posed at all times. This is unnatural and should not be treated as something special. You can recognize such birds by the fact that they are always in pose and never relax and is thus not balanced when mating, feeding or perched. No extra points are to be given to such birds. What is to be preferred though is a serama with auto-pose, which is where the serama carries itself in pose without being handled or posed by the owner or judge, but can relax, with the tail being able to be moved upwards or downwards by the bird at will. The proper type and carriage of the Serama is for the body to be at a 90 degree angle from the ground. The balance should not be affected and with proper carriage it will not be. The head carriage of the Serama is also very important to the type. The proper head carriage is for the head to be pulled back as far as possible, so that the back of the comb touches or nearly touches the main sickles and the eye is behind the leg when viewed from the side, if you were to draw a line from the front of the eye down to the leg. Thus the breast will be held out at maximum extension. Neck carriage refers to the way the neck is held to allow for the head to be held fully back, the breast fully forward, but yet the wattles do not hang on or lay on the breast. To do this, the neck must have sufficient length. Breast fullness refers to the well extended breast that is required to have proper type. The breast should be well muscled, held far forward, yet high and not at all low to the ground.
Body It is vitally important to the breed that the Serama body be full and well muscled, especially the breast. Thin birds, without full, solid breast muscling should be disqualified. The muscling of the bird is an indicator of vitality. Thin birds are of no use to the breed, as they are very susceptible to disease and are lacking in vitality and are generally of poor reproductive qualities.
Tail The tail must be well held, solidly set on the body. Poorly set tails and wry tails must be disqualified. Low tails are to be discouraged. The very high angle of the tail is of great importance in creating the outline of the breed and is a major factor in the type of the Serama. True Main tail feathers - Thin and sparse main tail feathers are a detriment to the breed. Birds with less than five main tail feathers on each side should be disqualified. Whilst five feathers on each side of the main tail is the least allowed, more than five on each side is preferred. Sickles- Again, thin or sparse sickles are undesirable. Straight sickles are not desirable nor are less than five sickles on each side of the tail, while more than five per side are preferred. Secondary Sickles - Sparse, thin or poor textured secondary sickles are not desired.
