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Serama facts

# The Serama is a new breed of bantam which was originally developed in the 1970’s and refined further within the last 15 years.

# The complete ancestry of the Serama is uncertain. However, it is believed the Red Jungle Fowl, the Common Malaysian Village Bantam, (‘ hodge podge’ of many breeds), and the Japanese Bantam contributed. There is also a school of thought which believes the Silkie played a role along with a few other ‘secret’ genes.

# Downsizing of the Serama is still continuing with a few specimens coming in at 6ozs for cocks and 5ozs for hens as current breeding methods continue.

# Incubation period for Serama eggs is 19-20 days.

# The Serama carry a ‘diluted’ lethal gene (Japanese Bantam Ancestry), which means 1 to 2 percent of embryos will develop fully but fail to hatch or the chick will die within 24 hours of hatching.

# Serama are not colour bred, nor do they breed true to any one color. It is not uncommon to hatch as many different coloured chicks as there are eggs that hatch.

# Serama do not breed true to size. Out of a clutch of 10 chicks, one can expect 1 or 2 to be very small, 2 or 3 to be rather large and the remainder to be within the normal size range for serama.

# The colour of Serama eggs range from the purest white to the deepest brown
with dozens of shades in between.

# Serama make excellent house pets.  The crow of the cock is one third the volume of a regular chicken.

# It takes approximately 5 Serama eggs to equal the volume of one Grade ‘A’ Large egg.

# Serama are year round layers and have no particular laying season. Although, peak fertility and egg production occurs during  the months of November, December January and February.

# Serama are in a continuous moult, dropping a few feathers each day.

# Serama are tropical birds and need to be protected from cold temperatures. Although UK breeders are gradually acclimatising the breed to UK winters, they do need a temperature of 5oC min.

# The Serama is the most popular household pet in Malaysia surpassing both  cats and dogs in numbers.  

# In Malaysia , “Serama Speciality” Shows are held each weekend throughout the year averaging 300-400 entries.