Ayam Cemani

[Wolf-Kim]

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LOL. I don't want them that badly. I would really like them, but I am not willing to pay thousands for them. That's just me. Beautiful birds!

-Kim

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi! If you just want birds that *look like* Cemani, I have large-ish black-skinned birds here. They are not 'a breed', just blue/black black-skinned birds. They are mostly pea-ish combed , but there are some black-skinned single combed birds. I hesitated to mention them in this thread because I wouldn't want anyone to think I was trying to pass them off as Cemani.

Lisa

 

[Guitartists]

I'd love to see some pics

 

[keesmom]

I would like to see some pics as well!

-Cindy in MA

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Here are a couple:

edit: And another:

editedit: And one of my favorites:

 

[keesmom]

They really are neat looking! Is the one in the 3rd picture molting or are some naked necks?

-Cindy in MA

 

[Guitartists]

Those are really pretty

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi! It's a naked neck. They are all from my 'Build-A-Buzzard' project, aka my giant dark-skinned naked neck project.
I think they are growing into some really neat-looking birds. I can hardly wait for the girls to start laying so I can get on with the project.

Lisa

 

[Happy Chicken Mama]

What cool birds!

So really,? nobody has these elusive Ayam Cemani in the us????

Does anyone else know how to get in touch with Thomas Naegele???

I think a project all black mutt bird would be cool!

part silkie/sumatra/ayman cemani &what else... anybody?

 

[Black Feather]

Hmmmm...I think it depends on what it is that you want them to look like in the end result.

If it was my project I would probably go with the best, darkest sumatras I could find and then breed in some black large fowl Old English Game, or some other similar single combed bird. The Sumatra would give the dark skin and and a bit of game influence, and the OEG would contribute the single comb which is what the cemani seem to have. I believe from the little I've read about them the 'silkie' type feathering is more due to inbreeding and poor feather quality than actual silkie type feathers. I would try to stay away from anything that had white earlobes as that would be very hard to breed out. You would also want to keep hard feather type, so I would stay away from silkie influence for that reason...not to mention the multiple toes and feathered legs.

This would definitely be an interesting project.

Just my thoughts.
UC