TV Report on $2,500 Ayam Cemani

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Quote: Yeah I agree.

 

[ClucksAndPeeps]

I agree. Buy a truck.

People have their individual tastes. But I think Light Brown Leghorns are much more beautiful, and the chicks cost less than $3 each.

My love for Silkies and Brahmas will never be replaced with Ayam Cemanis I'd buy more land with $2,500 (if by magic a big piece of land cost that), not a chicken.

 

[Goose and Fig]

Her prices are very high also.

$1,325 for 8 hatching eggs is a high price. (That was the winning bid on her ebay auction.)

They weren't that high until Greenfire started the frenzy. Still- I can think of a million things I would rather spend the money on. Like my children, for one!

 

[Jobele]

I have to agree. Rare Breed chickens always cost more....but that's way over the top for me! Many more things more important in todays economy.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

When serama were first imported, they were super expensive, too. I think I remember seeing ads for something like $1500 or $1700 ish. Same for other rare breeds and varieties. The cost to import is several $$$$. In my mind it is pretty reasonable to recoup these costs by selling at very high prices. The more these are bred, the lower the prices will come. The market for cemani or any rare breed or variety is not aimed at people just looking for backyard hens that lay their breakfast. It's like comparing a Ferrari F-40 with a Ford Focus.

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Quote: Amen. I think spending that much money would be foolish unless you own a huge estate and a couple billion dollars.

 

[Canieldonrad]

I don't understand the hype. They are bred to an extent in Europe, where it would be much easier and cheaper to obtain them. They are here already. And hell, if you took a Minorca and bred it to a Black Silkie it would not take long to perfect the look.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Cemani are MUCH blacker than silkies, even the blackest of black silkies.

 

[LaBella]

I'll be honest, I wouldn't pay for that. I know they're in Europe, and I would use a legal loophole big enough to drive a semi through and get some eggs in from Europe before paying that for a pair.. It probably comes out to the same thing dollar wise, plus unique bloodlines, lol.
What interests me is this.. "Greenfire Farms was able to locate and legally import pure specimens of this breed despite the current USDA export ban on importing live chickens from Indonesia." This tells me they probably got their birds from Europe too, especially since we know they have contacts in Europe.
That makes me wonder if their birds might have svart hona in them, (however it's spelled) since the birds they show seem to have more red in their wattle and comb than the pictures of birds from Indonesia.

 

[moneymoneyric]

I will have AC available in spring.
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