General Characteristics: male

Carriage & Temperament: Assertive with confident bold stance yet calm and manageable. Should be easily handled and show no aggression. The bird should pose readily and when viewed from the side should create a vase like or wide ‘V’ shape.

Body: Well muscled with breast carried high, full and well forward. From above the shape is somewhat elliptical, tapering towards the tail. The back should be very short and covered by abundant hackle covering both the shoulders and secondaries and flowing onto the tail coverts giving the base of tail a full appearance. Tail should be carried high and upright at a 90-degree angle, parallel to the neck and should be large and full. Main tail feathers should be long and broad and should over lap. The tail should be open and when viewed from behind should be open to an angle of 45 degrees creating an open ‘V’ shape. Sickles are slightly curved and protrude beyond the main tail. Side hangers and tail coverts should be broad, plentiful and well curved.

Wings: Fairly large in proportion to the body they should be held in a vertical position just clearing the ground and leaving the feet partially visible. Shoulders should be set high on the bird. Primaries are long of medium width with secondaries moderately long and broad.

Head: Head to be small and carried well back. The single comb is small to medium in size with five serrations preferred though more are allowed. It should be straight smooth, free of folds or any deformities and tending towards flyaway type. Wattles are to compliment the comb, smaller being preferred and free from folds and wrinkles.

Legs and feet: The legs are of medium length, straight and set wide apart to allow for full and muscular body. They should be strong and stable. Thighs should be of medium length and well muscled with shanks of good thickness.

Plumage: All feathers should be in good condition with lustrious sheen. Body feathers to be full and profuse.

Colour: Any colour or combination of colours is acceptable and none to be penalised. Comb, face and wattles bright red though darker is acceptable in the darker colours. Eyes clear and bright with any colour being acceptable. Any colour legs and feet are acceptable

Female: The general characteristics are similar to those of the male, allowing for the natural sexual differences.

Serious Defects
Lack of attitude, nervousness or shyness.
Long back, Low tail carriage, wry tail, cow hocks.
Duck feet. Legs too short or too fine. Feathering on shanks or feet.
Comb other than single.
Any general defects.
Weight exceeding the upper limit.

Silkie Serama: Silkie feathered Serama are acceptable. However they should still display a high and upright tail, wide as in the smooth feathered. The comb should be moderate in size as in smooth feathered and not large as in the Japanese.