Ayam cemani??

[alc245]

Hi everyone! In march we bought 7 chicks from a chain store/ retailer, one of which was a black silkie for our 5 yr old to do 4h with. Well this chicken looks nothing like a silkie now that it has grown! He/she is solid black except for a green and orange tint when the light catches it right. Black comb, waddle, eyes, feathers, legs! I've read that the Ayam cemani is a really rare bird. He/ she is 15 weeks old and we are fairly sure it's a roo, but we are new at owning chickens. Any thoughts on the breed and sex?

 

[Pyxis]

If you bought it from a chain retailer it is not an ayam cemani. It also looks like it has a lot of orange in the neck feathers. Do you have a full body picture? I'm thinking maybe a silkie mix. Does it have feathered legs? How many toes does it have?

 

[alc245]

He/she is really hard to get a picture of by itself! No feathered legs, solid black legs. 5 toes I think? Two of the shorter ones off the side of the leg/ foot and 3 main toes. Feathers are nothing like a silkie though

 

[alc245]

 

[Pyxis]

The extra toe is a silkie trait although it does happen in a few other breeds too, but it does not happen in ayam cemanis. My guess here would be that it's a silkie mix a few generations removed from the silkie. Very pretty bird!

 

[alc245]

Ok thank you!!

 

[drumstick diva]

agree with Pyxis

 

[Gray Farms]

x3 silkie mix cockerel

 

[alc245]

So it is a rooster, sigh. That's what we thought, but hoping for a hen ;0/

 

[Mupp016]

Hi everyone! In march we bought 7 chicks from a chain store/ retailer, one of which was a black silkie for our 5 yr old to do 4h with. Well this chicken looks nothing like a silkie now that it has grown! He/she is solid black except for a green and orange tint when the light catches it right. Black comb, waddle, eyes, feathers, legs! I've read that the Ayam cemani is a really rare bird. He/ she is 15 weeks old and we are fairly sure it's a roo, but we are new at owning chickens. Any thoughts on the breed and sex?

Black diamond silkie. We have them also.