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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
American
The body type of American and Traditional Serama are identical. The only difference, is American refers to the colors accepted by the ABA (American Bantam Association) and therefore can be shown at most “in cage” shows which are ABA sanctioned, or 4H/Fair shows which incorporate ABA standards. As of 2019, the American accepted colors are white, black and exchequer. More on the standards can be found here. Traditional has the same type as American, but can only be shown table top, or entered in cage shows as AOV (All other Variety).
Ayam 
Ayam or Malaysian style Serama have a different, more “extreme” body type and are only able to be shown in Table Top Shows.
Maintaining the balance of type that the American Serama exhibit, the Ayam Serama hold a more extreme pose. All parts of the Ayam Serama should flow together in balance. Wings aligning with eyes, head pull affecting the extremity of tail angle.
Traditional
Traditional Serama are any other color that is NOT American colors (white, black, exchequer) blue and splash are pending ABA approval.


No, Serama are not required to have feathered legs. Booted Serama do exist and will pop up every now and then as a mutation. However, Booted Serama are not currently recognized as variety of Serama in exhibition showing.
WHAT IS REQUIRED FOR A GOOD BOOTED SERAMA
Shanks – the front and outside covered with feathers which are short at the top and gradually increasing in length toward the bottom, stiff and turning horizontally outward, with their ends curving backward.
Toes – plumage, outside toe covered in same manner as shanks, middle toes bare.

The American Bantam Association defines squirrel tail as when part of the tail is projecting in front of a perpendicular line drawn through the juncture of the tail and back. With Serama having an upright station and upright tail, one should be able to draw a straight vertical line through the eye, wing, and center of leg. If a bird is not properly posed and crouching forward, it will be hard to make a proper determination of squirrel tail.
AS OF 2019, THE SQUIRREL TAIL IS A DQ
Notice in this illustration the vertical line through the eye, center of the wing, and leg. This is a proper pose or “station” for the American and Traditional typed Serama. Before any proper evaluation is to occur, one should first make every effort to make sure that their bird is in proper pose. Birds that are leaning forward, hunching, or walking in their natural environment are more likely to give a false appearance of having squirrel tail when that is not the case in reality. In exhibition, the judge is to make every effort to give the bird the benefit of the doubt. Light touching may be permissible to ascertain if a bird that is perhaps leaning or hunching does in fact have a squirrel tail.




Defects- V shaped ticking on black feathers












Standards of perfection
LINKS OF INTEREST
SCNA Club Pages on Facebook
SCNA District Facebook Groups
- District 1 North Atlantic (ME,NH,MA,VT,CT,RI,NY,NJ)
- District 2 Mid Atlantic (PA,DE,VA,WV,DC)
- District 3 South East (KY,TN,NC,SC,GA,FL,AL,PR)
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Other SCNA Affiliated Facebook Pages
- Serama Virtual Shows – Try scoring a bird based in SCNA scorecard, compares with scores from licensed judges
- Serama Housing, Feeding, Hatching , Health
- Serama Connect -Sales page for birds or eggs
- Serama Show and Tell -A page to show off all your seramas, no exclusions
- Serama Critique – ask questions about they type of your bird
- Frizzled Serama
- Silkied Serama
- Pet Serama Place – a sales page for pet quality Seramas
- Ayam Serama
- Micro Serama
- Serama Table Top Training and Show Prep
- American Serama USA – ABA approved and upcoming colors for in cage exhibition
- Booted Serama USA
- Traditional Serama
- Serama WORLD – an international page for Serama fanciers from around the world