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SIZE CLASSES Mature Category Mature Cocks Class A - up to 350 grams Class B - up to 500 grams Class C - up to 600 grams Mature Hens Class A - up to 325 grams Class B - up to 425 grams Class C - up to 525 grams Cockerels - One Class Only - 500 grams Pullets - One Class Only - Up to 425 grams POINT SYSTEM Type - 30 points Character - 25 points Tail Carriage - 15 points Wing Carriage - 10 points Feather Quality - 10 points Condition - 10 Points Total possible points - 100 Shape Of Male Comb: Single, medium, set firmly and evenly on head, straight and upright, evenly serrated with five regular and distinct points, the middle points the same length as the width of the blade, moderately arched, blade should extend well over back of head. Beak: Strong, stout, well curved. Face: small, rounded, smooth, fine in texture, free from wrinkle or folds. Eyes: Round, conspicuous. Wattles: Medium, round, fine in texture, free from wrinkles or folds. Ear Lobes: Small, oval, fitting closely to head. Head: Small, carried well back in proud manner. Neck: Medium length, backward arched showing off breast, full, tapering gracefully from shoulders to head. Hackle: Abundant, flowing naturally from front of neck reaching far back covering both shoulders. Back: Extremely short, broad, in profile, shaped like a V with neck and tail forming the vertical sides. Tail Coverts & Saddle: Slightly curved, sword shaped hanging over the abdomen and covering back, widely spread, overlapping the tail and lesser sickles. Tail: Moderately large and upright, carried in an upright position so as to almost contact the back of head. Main Tail: Feathers wide, moderately spread in a neatly overlapping manner, rising above the head, “A” shaped from the rear view. Main Sickles: Medium to long, strong, firm, broad sword-shaped slightly curved. Lesser Sickles: Well spread, medium length slightly upright, sword-shaped sickle feathers covered with coverts. Coverts: Abundant, becoming very broad, flowing well up tail. Wings: Large, long, closely folded, carried vertically not quite touching the ground, Shoulders and Fronts: Prominent, slightly concealed by hackle. Bows: Well rounded. Coverts: Feathers broad, forming two distinct bars across wings. Primaries: Moderate width, rather long, completely concealed by secondaries. Secondaries: Broad, tapering convexly to rear, wing bay well exposed. Breast: Highly lifted, well developed, full, carried prominently forward beyond vertical line drawn from point of beak, broad and well rounded, from head to neck to breast – S shaped profile. Body & Stern: Body- short, good depth and width, sloping from front to rear. Stern: Fluff, short, abundant. Legs & Toes: Legs- average length, widely set, parallel to each other without bowing or knock knees, well proportioned. Lower Thighs: Short, stout at top and tapering to hocks. Shanks: Short, smooth, round, evenly scaled. Toes: Four, straight, well and evenly spread, evenly scaled. Appearance: Small, broad, compact, active, tame, standing up majestically. Shape Of Female Comb: Single, small, set firmly and evenly on head, straight and upright, evenly serrated with five regular and distinct points, the middle points the same length as the width of the blade, moderately arched, blade should extend well over back of head. Beak: Strong, stout, well curved. Face: small, rounded, smooth, fine in texture, free from wrinkle or folds. Eyes: Round, conspicuous. Wattles: Small, round, fine in texture, free from wrinkles or folds. Ear Lobes: Small, oval, fitting closely to head. Head: Small, carried well back in proud manner. Neck: Medium length, backward arched showing off breast, full, tapering gracefully from shoulders to head. Hackle: Abundant, flowing naturally from front of neck reaching far back covering both shoulders. Back: Extremely short, broad, in profile, shaped like a V with neck and tail forming the vertical sides. Cushion: Short, feathers broad and plentiful. Tail: Moderately large and upright, carried in an upright position so as to almost contact the back of head. Main Tail: Feathers wide, moderately spread in a neatly overlapping manner, rising above the head, “A” shaped from the rear view. Coverts: Abundant, becoming very broad, flowing well up tail. Wings: Large, long, closely folded, carried vertically not quite touching the ground, Shoulders and Fronts: Prominent, slightly concealed by hackle. Bows: Well rounded. Coverts: Feathers broad, forming two distinct bars across wings. Primaries: Moderate width, rather long, completely concealed by secondaries. Secondaries: Broad, tapering convexly to rear, wing bay well exposed. Breast: Highly lifted, well developed, full, carried prominently forward beyond vertical line drawn from point of beak, broad and well rounded, from head to neck to breast – S shaped profile. Body & Stern: Body- short, good depth and width, sloping from front to rear. Stern: Fluff, short, abundant. Legs & Toes: Legs- average length, widely set, parallel to each other without bowing or knock knees, well proportioned. Lower Thighs: Short, stout at top and tapering to hocks. Shanks: Short, smooth, round, evenly scaled. Toes: Four, straight, well and evenly spread, evenly scaled. Appearance: Small, broad, compact, active, tame, standing up majestical |
| AMERICAN SERAMA TYPE STANDARD |
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| A young cockerel showing excellent wing shape and form, with good height above floor, just allowing part of the foot to show. The roundedness of breast is very nice as well. Head to tail angle could be closer, but this bird is not posed, and that angle is harder to assess out of pose. |
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| A nice young pair out of pose and standing naturally. |
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| Two hens of very nice type in pose. |
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| A nicely posed male. Head to tail width is too wide, but of excellent breast and wing. Note how the wing clears the ground and a small bit of the foot shows. An excellent and typey male. |
| Male Standard Drawing by Catherine Stanevich This drawing shows the ideal form of the American Serama male. This drawing represents the type to be working toward. The breast is very large and somewhat exaggerated in this drawing to stress the importance of it. The head and tail are shown touching. This is in pose and shows an extreme amount of reach, with full large breast and head and tail touching. Note that the wing is not touching the ground. This is very important. The wing should clear the ground and allow a small amount of the foot to show. This will keep the wings clean and from being tattered by being longer than the foot. A medium length leg is essential to achieving this wing carriage, as the short legs allow the wing to drag. In selecting within your breedings, remeber to select toward these points of form. The males will be easier to breed into this form, as it is more natural to them. The females are further from this idea at this time and will take longer to select to this level. By selecting height, breast and reach-in-pose on the hens, while still keeping soundness and reproducibility in mind, we can produce this form without hurting the breed. Female Standard Drawing by Catherine Stanevich |
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