Do you recognize this breed?

[The Moonshiner]

seller asking $500 for pair
??????????

Any pics of the other half of the pair?

That look is typical of leakage in pure Ayam Cemanis. It could have other blood in it, but it wouldn't be improbable for it to be pure albeit poor quality.

Agreed
Culls like that are usually free around here.
Decent ACs are down to $100 for older juveniles in this area.
Of course there's still breeders thinking they can ask GFF prices.

 

[BantyChooks]

Of course there's still breeders thinking they can ask GFF prices.

People that think they are breeders.

 

[Gray Farms]

$500 for Pure Ayam Cemanis is still kinda high. I realize they are still fairly uncommon, but I wouldn't consider them rare anymore. The price for pure breeding stock is dropping daily. They are becoming more and more available in most areas.

 

[lilmillefleur]

Dont buy it...It's either a cross or a poor quality AC. Definitely not worth $500. A very pretty bird however.

 

[Beer can]

Any pics of the other half of the pair?

Agreed
Culls like that are usually free around here.
Decent ACs are down to $100 for older juveniles in this area.
Of course there's still breeders thinking they can ask GFF prices.

I've seen really nice looking Cemanis with no feather leakage, white toe nails maybe/ mulberry comb, cockerels for free on Craigslist.

 

[JedJackson]

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His body looks all wrong for Ayam Cemani. Probably an AC crossed with a heavier utility breed. I wouldn't pay more than $10.00 for any mixed breed cockerel no matter how pretty.

 

[debid]

People that think they are breeders.

Am important distinction. If you buy a flock and hatch eggs, you're breeding your chickens. A breeder is breeding them with goals and purpose. If you visit a breeder's farm, you'll see pens with a few birds in each and they'll have numbered leg bands or wing tags on. The breeder knows exactly what they are working on and will talk about it if asked (sometimes you don't even have to ask!). If you visit a farm and just see a bunch of different chickens running together, this is a backyard keeper, not a breeder.

TBH, I'd wonder if this is a scammer who got a free rooster and is now trying to get $ for him.

 

[Gray Farms]

Am important distinction. If you buy a flock and hatch eggs, you're breeding your chickens. A breeder is breeding them with goals and purpose. If you visit a breeder's farm, you'll see pens with a few birds in each and they'll have numbered leg bands or wing tags on. The breeder knows exactly what they are working on and will talk about it if asked (sometimes you don't even have to ask!). If you visit a farm and just see a bunch of different chickens running together, this is a backyard keeper, not a breeder.

Couldn't have said it better myself. This debid quote should be etched in stone. Couldn't agree more.

 

[debid]

BTW, I saw an ad on my local CL where someone was trying to get $500 for a kitten. They claimed that it was a Russian Blue and had cut and pasted information they'd found online. Interestingly, they only had the one kitten and none of the family tree photos or documentation you'd expect from a breeder. It was just a gray kitten they probably got in a parking lot for free. Buyer beware, right?

 

[KettermanHillCoop]

A pure Ayam Cemani can cost as much as $2,500, culls go either free or very cheap.

$2500.00 for a chicken???? Are people insane???