Serama Chickens

Malaysian serama against a white background

Black and white malaysian serama against a white background

Malaysian serama with rich brown feathers

Malaysian serama against a blue background

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Serama History

The Malaysian Serama bantam is the smallest breed of chicken in the world, weighing less than 500g. They are only 15-25 centimetres tall and are the result of crossing Japanese bantams with Malaysian bantams. The modern version of this breed was created in the early 1970s by WeeYean Een from Malaysia but the origins of the breed are reputed to date back to the 1600s. They are supposedly named after the Thai king, Raja Sri Rama, who, like these little birds, was renowned for his majestic appearance and proud carriage. There are 3 categories for this breed and they are graded according to their weight with the smallest and most desirable weighing just 350g. They are very upright little birds with a small neat comb. The breast is high and pushed upwards with the wings almost touching the ground, giving the impression that they are standing to attention and the tail is held at 90° so that it almost touches the back of the head.

Serama Behaviour

Serama bantams make excellent house pets and are one of the most popular pets in America as they are friendly, confident little birds and love to be with people. The cockerel’s crow is very much quieter than that of a larger breed which makes them an ideal house pet but cockerels shouldn’t be kept together to avoid fighting. They are difficult to breed because they carry the Japanese Bantam “lethal gene” which means that around 2% of embryos fail to hatch or that some chicks will die shortly after hatching. The incubation period for their eggs is shorter than most other breeds with the eggs hatching after 19-20 days. They come in all colours and don’t breed true to any colour or even size with some chicks being very tiny and others being larger than the parent. They mature at 16-18 weeks and are all year round egg layers. Unusually, they moult continuously and lose a few feathers each day. They come from tropical areas and although they are pretty hardy, they may need to be protected from very cold temperatures. Due to their size, they also cope better with layers mash than pellets. Their eggs range in colour from pure white to dark brown and it takes 5 Serama eggs to equal one large graded egg!

Serama Status

Rare

Serama Pictures

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Tyson tibirius tazer-face, our sassy little serama roo. 300 grams of terror!

Although pixie may be small he's got a huge personality!

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The best breed of chicken out there! - Noelle, 22 February 2023

We love our Serama! We breed and show Serama here at Native Colors Exotics and The Serama Club of Wisconsin is based out of our farm. They are not cold tolerant like some other larger fowl breeds, and until recently, it was believed they can't be wintered outside in cold climates. Here in Wisconsin it gets below zero, and we have found some of our state chapter members wintered outside with supplemental measures taken to keep them warm on colder days. The Serama is definitely not a breed you can toss in a prefab coop for a cold winter without extra measures to keep them warm and safe. However is they're dry, and able to get off the cold ground and if it's well ventilated and there's enough body heat in the coop and a supplemental heat source offered that they can get away from, they seem to have done just fine. With that said, there are some feather types and more Malaysian type birds that have little to no cold tolerance. You most definitely don't want to try and winter a silkied Serama outside in the winter! But that's okay, they make great house pets. More like a parrot than a chicken really! The SCNA is a great resource for all that is Serama!

Serena bantams - Jane, 21 June 2022

Just bought 2 pairs of bantams from Christine at marsh green she is very welcoming and knowledgeable very healthy birds and lovely set up would highly recommend will be back soon thankyou

- Ginmary, 23 January 2019

They are wonderful pets. However, when my Roo crows, the whole house shakes! Don’t underestimate the volume. Your neighbors will know you have a rooster if kept outdoors.

docile, friendly, hardy, good layers (30grams) low crowing roosters - Daniel, 21 December 2018

I keep a Serama rooster and some serama hens with my mixed flock of large chickens (Brahamas and wyandottes). The serama rooster is the leader of the flock. They are just a tiny version of a big chicken. They behave just like my other breeds. They are good layers (30 grams) and lay about 5-6 eggs pr week. They eat much less because they are so tiny(300-400) grams and dont need that much space. They allso dont destroy my flower garden due to their tiny size :) Easy and friendly to handle. Best to buy some small chickens or hatching eggs and grow them up ur self to be shure to get them tamed. They will stay in the garden, and is not a flighty chicken breed. They are docile and friendly pets, nice for children. If you breed them they will come out in all different colours, they dont stay true to colourbreeding. The roosters crow is not loud and they can be kept in citygardens. (Its the only rooster breed i can keep where I live because of my neighbours).

- Maria, 31 July 2018

Excellent pets

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