Come on over to the dark side...you'll be glad that you did. We have a new breed on the farm, It's the Ayam Cemani. We've actually had it for well over a year now. Early this past spring we also traveled to Greenfire farms and picked up some started young birds of this breed to work with on our breeding project of the Ayam Cemani.
Absolutely
mesmerizing sums up the description of this magnificent bird. The Ayam
Cemani is one of the rarest breeds of poultry in the US. This ink
black bird originates from the jungles of Indonesia where it's black
meat is thought to have mystical and medicinal powers. Yes I said black meat. The
comb is black, the skin is black, the bones are black and the meat is
black.
The
Ayam Cemani are very hardy, easy to handle and low maintenance. The
chicks are very strong, active, sturdy little guys. This breed is very
easily tamed to be a friendly back yard chicken. The Ayam Cemani are
great free rangers and absolutely stunning to see roaming around your
yard. The roosters dance and strut from the moment you let them out of
the coop until you shut them back up.
The
hens are good layers, I was actually very surprised at what good
layers they are. They lay a cream colored egg, not a black egg, darn
it. Our hens laid all winter long, which was also a nice surprise. They
also lay a rather large egg for the size of this bird.
The Ayam Cemani breed is for the true poultry enthusiasts, if you like eye candy in your yard this is the bird for you.
The hens are just as stunning as the Roosters. If you love the challenge of breeding poultry, this breed is absolutely a bird you will love! Please do your homework before purchasing the Cemani, this is not a get rich quick breed. You need an understanding of the Fibro gene.
Our farm has proof of origin for our breeders, if a farm cannot provide that, buyer beware!
Yes they truly are black from the inside out. Whether they have mystical or medicinal powers, I'll leave that for you to decide...
Have a great day.
Angie
I'm not sure I could eat chicken that looked like that, haha. Just wouldn't seem right. I have read about them before, though not in depth.
ReplyDeleteI will be interested in hearing how they taste. Are the original jungles hot? I can't imagine raising black chickens in central Louisiana. We do like extra large or jumbo brown shaded eggs. Thanks for sharing this post!