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[chapin]

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I'm wondering at what age Cemanis should have black tonge? How hard is to get to this point..? How many generations

 

[chapin]

Co

I'm wondering at what age Cemanis should have black tonge? How hard is to get to this point..? How many generations

 

[Ravynscroft]

Wow. Good job. He looks amazing.

Thank you... I am particularly proud of him...

I'm wondering at what age Cemanis should have black tonge? How hard is to get to this point..? How many generations

Honestly, I don't know... nor do I know of any full, pure black mouthed/tongued AC's in the US... Feather Lover Farms claims they have them, but that is all I have heard...

Ideally, they should be completely black at hatch... a few weeks for darkening up is about average, that's about as long as it takes for any darkening that may or may not happen, I believe... my cockerel has a black rimmed tongue with a black spot in it... he is not perfect, but all in all I am pleased at this point in breeding...

 

[chapin]

Thank you... I am particularly proud of him...



Honestly, I don't know... nor do I know of any full, pure black mouthed/tongued AC's in the US... Feather Lover Farms claims they have them, but that is all I have heard...

Ideally, they should be completely black at hatch... a few weeks for darkening up is about average, that's about as long as it takes for any da4kening that may or may not happen, I believe... my cockerel has a black rimmed tongue with a black spot in it... he is not perfect, but all in all I am pleased at this point in breeding...

Thank you so much for your answer. I love this breed. I have some babies growing. And some grown up laying eggs.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Thank you so much for your answer. I love this breed. I have some babies growing. And some grown up laying eggs.

I agree, they are a unique and wonderful breed... much more to them than their fibromelanistic qualities...

That's great! Mind if I ask where you got yours from? Mine I originally got from CJ Waldon... how long have you had them?

 

[chapin]

I got some eggs last year from CJ Waldon.. and from Foxfire farms. They are doing pretty good. Now I got more babies growing from Foxfire farms and some other two breeder I found in RBA. I love how they are growing.. hoping by next year to have a better group of Cemanis. And maybe get a nice Roo from your hens lol..

 

[Ayam onthe Farm]

Got some good pics of my keeper boy this year...

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Beautiful birds and beautiful pictures also.

 

[Ayam onthe Farm]

Yes, I absolutely did...

He is 2nd generation, after lots of hatching and heavy culling... hatching 3rd generation now, and quality is already showing vast improvement...

What do you keep as a rooster to hen ratio for your Cemani?

 

[Ravynscroft]

What do you keep as a rooster to hen ratio for your Cemani?

Don't have a set ratio, only ever have 1 cockbird per pen though, I toe punch mine for tracking parentage... he has done fine with up to a dozen hens though...

 

[Pyxis]

Don't have a set ratio, only ever have 1 cockbird per pen though, I toe punch mine for tracking parentage... he has done fine with up to a dozen hens though...

Same, I only use one cock over my breeding hens. I keep backups, but not in with the hens.