AYAM MALAY SERAMA of Millmoor 001

SERAMA@ofMillmoor * Breeder-owner:   / jai.phuwongsa.ofmillmoor  
let our pictures tell the story ... * photo Jai *
The Serama (Malay Ayam Serama),
also called the Malaysian Serama is a bantam breed of chicken originating in Malaysia within the last 50 years.
General characteristics
The Serama are characterized by their upright posture, full breast, tail at 45° and vertical wings held down and swinging out forward. The wing tips are ideally kept "off" the ground.
In Malaysia they are described as brave warriors and archangel chickens, because of their very human like appearance.
They are the smallest breed of chicken in the world.
Typically under 500g, but with even smaller birds that are under 250g being bred in its native Malaysia.
However, size alone does not define a Serama.
A small chicken without the Serama "type" is not a Serama,
but just another small bantam.

(*) History

Serama originate in the Malaysian state of Kelantan, apparently through the crossing of Japanese and Malaysian bantams.[1] Other stories of the birds derived from a gift of some small chickens by the King of Thailand to a local sultan in ancient times. Small chickens have always been popular pets in this area and are often referred to as "ayam katik" (pygmy chickens) and "ayam cantik" (pretty chickens).

The modern breed is attributed to the efforts of Wee Yean Een from Kelantan, who named the breed "Serama" after Rama, the title of the Kings of Thailand.[1] The breed was first exhibited in 1990.

There are no written standards for the breed in its native country. However, they do now have an overall guide on scoring and judging for competitions in Malaysia. Many breeders have a style or type that they breed to, but often breeders keep several "styles". These styles are often names given by breeders to describe a blood line of a champion (e.g. Husin, Mat Awang), but may also be more general shape, characteristics or behaviour (e.g. slim, submarine, and dragon). Hence there is quite a lot of diversity in Malaysia, but an overall theme of a small brave chicken with a persona of fearless warrior or toy soldier. The shape, behaviour, temperament and size of the bird are the most important characteristics. They compete against each other in open table top competitions (often described as "beauty contests") and scored by several judges. The prize for the winning birds can be quite a bit of money.

Note of Jai: *A devotion to the Serama Breed and in respect of as mentioned in the history (*) - and my own Thai origin ... ... as it reads ... [1]" ... a gift of some small chickens by the King of Thailand to a local Malaysian sultan in ancient times" and the gift of our first Serama's by our friend Khun Nanta Tansacha and Special ThankYou to Khun Lek Pattaya for his support and arrangements of our contacts with the Malaysian AYAM MALAY SERAMA BREEDERS.

* In addition: ALL ABOUT THE AYAM MALAY SERAMA*
Please be informed that we don't teach, we don't preach
and we withhold to critisize other breeder's birds.
We are not in the AYAM MALAY SERAMA
to impose authority of any kind,
to belong or to interfere with Clubs, Groups, etc.
We stay polite, also even when we see
that the so-called SERAMA breed in general,
not even to mention,
the TRUE AYAM MALAY SERAMA,
in some countries, groups is
really going in a vortex to nowhere.
We are happy to see and appreciate,
with comment of positive encouragement,
the Breeders who put in the efforts
to contribute to the IMPROVEMENT
of the AYAM MALAY SERAMA.
A main thing is
to HAVE THE HEART
for the AYAM MALAY SERAMA ...
Then with respect to the
AYAM MALAY SERAMA BREED
and to the EXAMPLES of it's BREEDERS
in the COUNTRY of ORIGINE, MALAYSIA:
"The IMPORTANCE of BREEDING is
to BREED a BETTER AYAM MALAY SERAMA"
and
*** "to make the difference
You have to know the difference,
to see-, to feel the difference
and practice that difference"

Breeding takes time, ... and needs to be done over and updated, even with more care and attention, time after time ...
ThankYou for Your kind attention to our publication ♥ Love the Ayam Malay Serama ♥"