Ayam Cemani

[saladin]

Sometime this year a friend of mine will be opening an import hatchery here in the States.

No reason to save tons of dollars any longer to buy overpriced fowl from importers. You will be able to import the eggs to the hatchery where they will hatch them and then send the chicks to you after a certain age (and appropriate test are done). You will be able to do this for a few hundered dollars compared to the thousand or so for importing live birds.

Once open, I will post the name of the Import Hatchery and number. There are still two federal inspections they must pass.

 

[captkirk]

Hi I purchased a trio of the black chickens from a Hmong family near to where I live . The best I can understand the chickens came from Cambodia with them. What is the for lack of a better word (standard). For these birds. Anyone who can help with the (proper) standard would be apperitiated . Thanks
Kirk

 

[DirtLaneFarm]

Does anyone have any idea where we might get some of these in theUS? I would so love to have a couple of this breed. They are so beautiful and unusual.

 

[captkirk]

I have 15 eggs set from those birds . Hopefully in two weeks I will have some new chicks. I would really like to know about the straight comb verses the walnut comb. I have saw both combs on those chickens .

 

[chickmashnoon]

from the little I've read about them I don't think there is a set standard. I assume they are a landrace rather than an actual set breed, so if I had them, I'd probably keep the best of both combs and try to keep some of the genetic diversity. I'm so happy someone has these! Let me live vicariously for a while and oogle yours. Post chick pics! please!

 

[chickmashnoon]

Thought you guys might find this interesting- this is obviously not in it's first language, but still neat since I haven't found much out there on these chickens- or the black swedish hens either.

Copied and pasted from http://www.nederlandsepluimveesoc.com/Nieuws Engels.html

Legends about the Black Chicken
Also in Asia the pure Ayam Cemani is rare. Many of them have been crossbred and actually are Ayam Kampong, black village chicken. For a pure Ayam Cemani one pays a considerable price by the way. You notice this when you visit a good restaurant in Singapore and study the menu card.
Apart from the fact that the Ayam Cemani has its tasty side, in Asia people say that eating this chicken puts one’s consciousness at ease. She also is a sacrificial chicken, during childbirths the Black Chicken is sacrificed to wish for a successful delivery. The same happens with people that are seriously ill. Finally she is used by the well-to-do by means of “sacrificial services”, for example by construction companies at official openings of office buildings or hotels.
But a chicken with black feathers is in our country also not guarded against legends. I mention a couple of them:

• Black cocks have connections with evil spirits
• If a black cock crows, this brings prosperity
• If a black chicken crows, one should fear misfortune

During cock-fights one should never lead a complete black cock to battle. If the cock kicks the bucket at the fight, than the owner will lose his life.

History
From the Ayam Cemani it is well-known that it existed already for ages in both Sumatra and Java. Initially the Dutch VOC seamen were not willing to eat suchlike black fleshy chicken. And in Europe one still is shivery and leaves the nibbling of for example a Silky to the Asians.
How the Swedish Black Chicken came over to Europe still is big mystery. Could the powerful maritime company VOC that had numerous contacts in both Africa and Asia be the solution? It even might be the reason that this chicken unconsciously got the nickname little VOC chicken. The Swedes assume that Dutch seamen imported this poultry race from Mozambique to Sweden.
Than remains the question: Did there live domestic black gallinaceous birds in Africa? The poultry historian Houwink mentioned the existence of Negro poultry. All in all, the origin of the Swedish Black Chicken remains to be wrapped in mist.
It remains very peculiar that, if we assume that the Swedish Black Chicken is a descendant of the Ayam Cemani, she, despite of the cold climate in Sweden, adapted so tremendously, especially because she has so few down.
All racial characteristics are preserved, this is a compliment to the Swedish poultry dabblers, but as earlier mentioned, they well are smaller build than the Ayam Cemani, but in spite off this she is a graceful chicken.
It is worth mentioning that what fertilisation is concerned the Ayam Cemani does not excels, on the other hand the Swedish Black Chicken possesses an extreme vitality, 98% is normal.

 

[captkirk]

Thank you for your post .it is interesting that the mystical powers of the se birds is still believed today . For some reason they are hard not to stare at .there color seems to be so deep you actually seem to look right into the bird. Hoping my birds hatch soon . Can't wait to see how they look .it is my first time for these birds. I still look for info about them . Seems not to be very much about them. I do know my birds are very poor layers .maybe this will get better.

 

[farley chicks]

hi,i just bought four ayam cemani birds two cocks and two hen,i was told they lay about 80 eggs a year,They are not the best layers but awsome looking birds.

 

[captkirk]

Hi Farley chicks Saw your birds very nice . If you have any eggs or chicks for sale let me know. If you know where I can find any birds pm me . Love to have some like those with the straight combs..thank you
When I find out how to post pic I will post what I have.
Kirk

 

[farley chicks]

Hi kirk,The hens are only now starting to lay but I will be selling eggs and chicks in a few weeks time so I will let you know.thanks