Serama chicken
The Serama is a Malaysian true bantam and the world's smallest chicken breed, known for its upright 'V' stance.
The Serama is a pure-bred chicken breed in the PCGB True Bantam class. Its origin is given as Malaysia.
It is kept in bantam form. Recognised colours: Any colour or combination of colours. Typical adult weights: bantam cock about up to 500 g and bantam hen about up to 500 g.
Expect roughly 80–160 eggs a year, with tinted/brown shells. It is mainly kept for exhibition or as an ornamental bird.
Compiled from poultryclub.org, poultrykeeper.com, en.wikipedia.org. See sources
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Identity
- Species
- Chicken
- Type
- Pure breed
- PCGB class
- True Bantam
- Origin
- Malaysia
- Kept for
- Exhibition or ornamental
History
Wee Yean Een developed the modern breed in Kelantan in the 1970s–80s from Ayam Kapan and Japanese bantams. It reached the UK in 2004, and PCGB standardised it in 2008.
Appearance
Any colour is allowed, and colours don't breed true. Up to 500 g. Type and posture matter most.
Recognised colours
Any colour or combination of colours
Size and weight
- Forms
- Bantam
- Bantam cock
- up to 500 g
- Bantam hen
- up to 500 g
Eggs
- Eggs a year
- 80–160
- Egg colour
- Tinted/brown
- Notes
- Poultrykeeper gives 80–160 brown to white eggs.
Temperament
Not recorded yet.
Hardiness
Not recorded yet.
Broodiness
Not recorded yet.
Flying
Not recorded yet.
Suitability
- Good to know
- Popular as a pet.
Conservation status (RBST)
Not on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust's priority list.
Breed club
- The Serama Club of Great Britain, breed-specific · Website
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