The American Cemani Breeders Club...open forum

[Pyxis]

sorry was a post from a couple yrs ago with photos of black skin chicks that were supposed to be AC but looked like chip monks... as hmongs often do

You're probably referring to chicks that people hatched from an eBay seller known as bobfarm. That seller was a scammer - he sent eggs that hatched like that to many people, always calling them purebred ayam cemanis and when questioned about the chicks that hatched looking like that would tell people they were purebred ayam cemanis that hatched in "wild type" color, something that does not exist.

 

[goedric]

yep! here are some hmong babies of mine.. black thru and thru except the feathers... look just like those misrepresented ACs...

 

[Pyxis]

They're cute! Unfortunately though that's not what that seller was sending people - he was just selling mixed breed eggs and calling them ACs to capitalize on the high price of ACs at the time, and then when questioned about the mixed chicks people were hatching he doubled down and insisted they were purebred ACs in a different color that does not exist.

 

[goedric]

what a clown... been thinking about getting some ACs or perhaps Svart Honas since it is cold here.... since this is an AC thread... what are the pros of ACs over SHs?

 

[Pyxis]

I don't have SHs so I can't compare, but ACs don't have trouble with the cold and I don't know how that got started. I live in VT. My ACs live in a coop that has a totally open wire front. They do not have trouble with the cold. So cold hardiness shouldn't really be a deciding factor.

 

[Pyxis]

She's a great mom Those chicks aren't really hers, they're Fibro EEs. She's not fussed about that.

I also have a pullet that was hatched in December on the nest, her first time. Her eggs will hatch in about four days, so we'll see how she does.

 

[suntonova]

Hi all. A lot of great information on here and a bit overwhelming!
I'd appreciate if someone could succinctly outline qualities to look for in buying breeding stock as chicks and/or adults.
i.e. check their toes for this, combs for that, look for this body and tail shape, etc.
Thank you all for your excellent posts. I look forward to learning more.

 

[Pyxis]

Hi all. A lot of great information on here and a bit overwhelming!
I'd appreciate if someone could succinctly outline qualities to look for in buying breeding stock as chicks and/or adults.
i.e. check their toes for this, combs for that, look for this body and tail shape, etc.
Thank you all for your excellent posts. I look forward to learning more.

For chicks, look for any signs that their fibro expression isn't complete, like white toenails, white/orange on the toes, and white wing tips.

For adults, you of course also want to check the fibro expression, and avoid birds with color leakage or any color feathers other than black. A bird with a white toenail or two could be used when starting out if all black birds can't be found.

As for body shape, comb, etc, look for birds most resembling the proposed standard.

Hope this helps

 

[acp63]

Looking for ayam cemani hatching eggs for sale anything but green fire please pm me

 

[Ravynscroft]

Looking for ayam cemani hatching eggs for sale anything but green fire please pm me

Just curious, but why anything but GFF?