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Welcome to The Serama Club Of Great Britain,
The first established Serama Bantam Club in the Uk and in Europe
(Apirl 2006) , affiliated to The Poultry Club Of Great Britain November 2008 to be offical only recognised Club in Uk
for the Serama Bantam. we hope you enjoy your visit and call back to see the regular updates.
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History Of The Serama
The Malaysian Serama Bantam
is the smallest and lightest bantam chicken in the world and often described as a living work of art.
The complete ancestry is uncertain and there are many claims and myths regarding the origin of
the Serama Bantam. Some claims dating as far back to the 1600s and to the Thai
King Sri Rama, although there is no documented evidence to prove this.
The modern day Malaysian Serama Bantam is said to be due to the many years work by Wee Yean Een
from Kelantan in Malaysia, who had a fascination with chickens since his early
childhood days.
In 1971 Wee Yean Een obtained some Ayam Kapans weighing 22 oz/ 650 grams, which were similar
in type to the Modern Game Bantam. However, they did not conform to any written
bantam standard. At first Wee Yean Een intended to cross breed the Kapans with
Silkie Bantams with the hope of producing Kapan sized Silkies. From the first breeding and to his surprise he only bred normal feathered offspring. As the offspring had the desirable compact bone and body structure of the Silkie, Wee decided to continue
with them and tried to breed out the undesirable traits of the Silkie. For example, the leg feathering and five toes. Although
he never managed to completely breed out these traits as occasional throwbacks such as silkie feathering and leg feathering
still occurs even to this day.
 In 1985 Wee Yean Een introduced the Japanese Bantam into his breeding program for their colour
and erect tail carriage. His plan was to try to produce a chesty bantam with a confident and regal style. With a vertical wing carriage that was close to or lightly touching the ground and a compact body.
The Japanese outcross was successful so he inbred the offspring to lock in these features. To
his surprise, the resulting offspring were smaller in size so he continued with the breeding program.
By 1988, the inbred offspring were breeding truer and weighing less than 500 grams. Wee Yean Een decided to name the breed Serama after Raja Sri Rama a mythical
character from shadow puppet plays, which Wee Yean Een loved to watch as a child. Wee Yean Een thought that Raja Sri Rama
who is famous for his beauty, majestic and regal bearing an ideal role model for the Seramas.
To popularise the Serama and to help fund his breeding program, Wee Yean Een started selling
off excess breeding stock to the public.
In 1990 with sufficient Serama in public circulation, the first Serama show was held in the district
of Bukit Batu Pahat in the northern Malaysian state of Perlis. It was held in
conjunction with a state government organized event featuring songbirds and fighting cocks.
As Wee Yean Een was now considered by most to be the founder, expert and pioneer of the Serama
breeding program, he was the obvious choice to be the judge. Since that
first show (beauty contest) the popularity of the Malaysian Serama Bantam has grown making Serama the most popular pet in
Malaysia. Today Seramas even out number cats and dogs as domestic pets. In Malaysia it is not usual to have three or four shows held in the same week, shows
have also been held in Thailand and Singapore.
In Malaysia and other eastern countries the popularity of the Malaysian Serama Bantam is mostly
due to its physical beauty and the small size making them suitable for keeping even in urban areas.
Breeding still progresses to perfect them even further and improve their small size, temperaments, physical structure and over-all physical beauty.
The downsizing of the Serama is still ongoing with a few specimens coming in at 6ozs (185gms)
for cocks and 5ozs (155gms) for hens.
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The History Of The Serama Club Of Great Britain
In 2005 a small group of Serama owners and enthusiasts discussed on The British Serama Bantam
Community Forum, the possibility of forming a club to represent the interests of Serama owners in the UK. After much planning an enthusiastic meetings of around 15 people took place on the 8th of April 2006 at
Pailton Warwickshire. After much discussion the Club was founded and officers of the club were elected. A constitution adopted and The Serama Club of Great Britain was officially born., the first Serama Club
in the UK. At that meeting the club was charged with drawing up a standard for
the Serama breed for the UK along with proposals to affiliate the club to the Poultry Club of Great Britain (PCGB).
In September 2006, the club held a second meeting to thrash out a direction for the club enrol
a few more members and hold its first mini fun show. Here members exhibited their
birds in true show conditions judged by an experienced poultry show judge and there were some quality birds exhibited. Rosettes
were awarded to the various class winners and it was a great experience for all concerned. The club looks forward to more
events in the future.
We are thrilled that on the 14th November 2008 the Serma Club of Great Britain was
officially recognised as the affiliated breed club of the PCGB. We now have the
opportunity to advance the Serma within the UK free of the handicap of not having its own breed class at shows. We welcome and look forward to all future members.
Many members of the SCGB have already shown their birds across the country and won awards and
interest in the Serama. The SCGB
looks forward to advancing the breed and dedicates itself to looking after the interests of the Serama along with all members
in a positive way whether an SCGB member or not. We would welcome you to join
us as a member and become involved in the advancement of this wonderful little bird on the Poultry scene.
If you are interested in joining the SCGB you can contact us via our website at www.seramaclubgb.co.uk or alternatively email our:
Club Secretary Mrs L Courtney at lpbcourtney@gmail.com
Chairman
Mr G Jackson almanacnewfoundlands@hotmail.com
As the first Serama club in the UK our constitution was written to the Poultry Club of Great
Britain guidelines and based on the Asian Hardfeather clubs constitution. Our standard was discussed in great detail and we
were advised at all times by a long standing and experienced PCGB affiliated show judge and member of our club. Our President
was one of two people who jointly were the first to import the Serama into the UK. We
collectively have a firm base both in poultry breeding and Serama ownership with considerable experience from some members
who are only too keen to give their time and knowledge to all newcomers. We aim
to encourage Serama ownership and an interest in the poultry world whether for showing or as a rewarding hobby. We remain
proud of what we have achieved and remain independent of outside influence and therefore not in any way connected or affiliated
to any Serama club or organisation outside the UK. In the UK the PCGB are the governing body over all poultry matters and
it is to them we remain committed, we believe the Serama alongside many other breeds are guaranteed a secure future.
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