The Kikiriki chicken The first 2 crossbreed in creating Kikirikis was the Old English x Japanese Bantam, the purpose was to get beautiful colors from the Old English but with short legs like the Japanese bantams. What happened next was amazing line breed time after time and that’s what we have now, short leg bantams called kikirikis.:
The Seramas were introduced into the kikiriki gene pool in Puerto Rico sometime in 2004-2008. Seramas were first brought into US by the one and only Jerry. Some of his flock then were shipped to Puerto Rico. Having serama introduced into the genetic pool creating a better upright posture for the Kikirikis. The Sebright bantams is also another breed that was used to cross into the Kikirikis. Sebright adding beautiful lacing into the ggenetis.
Origins and Development
KIKIRIKI COLORS
The Serama chicken is a small breed of chicken that originated in Malaysia, specifically in the state of Kelantan on the northeastern part of the Malay Peninsula. Its history is relatively recent, with the breed gaining recognition and popularity in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Here's a brief overview of its development and rise to fame:
Origins and Development
DIFFERENT SERAMA TYPES
The body type of American and Traditional Serama are identical. The only difference, is American refers to the colors accepted by the APA (American Poultry Association) or ABA (American Bantam Association) and therefore can be shown at most “in cage” shows which are APA/ABA sanctioned, or 4H/Fair shows which incorporate ABA standards. As of 2019, the American accepted colors are white, black and exchequer. In January 2023, Blue, Splash and Ginger Red were added to accepted colors and are now, therefore considered “AMERICAN”. Traditional has the same type as American, but can only be entered in cage shows as AOV (All other Variety).
The body type of American and Traditional Serama are identical. Traditional Serama are any other color that are NOT American colors (white, black, exchequer, blue, splash and ginger red) Traditional, Colorful Serama- Identical body type to the American Serama. Balanced structure. Wings align with eyes and legs. Tail is held moderately upright. Traditional Serama are meant to be shown table top, the true nature of the breed! There are no color restrictions at all for table top showing.
Ayam or Malaysian style Serama have a different, more “extreme” body type and are only able to be shown in Table Top Shows. The term “Malaysian” and “Ayam” refer to the exact same body type, however, Ayam is the more correct term as far as seramas are concerned. Most people use the words interchangeably to describe the extreme birds.
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.
