Ayam Cemani Chicken Breed Profile
Ayam Cemani chicken is a very unique breed of chicken and is becoming more popular in the Philippines. It is probably the most expensive chicken breed and in the Philippines, a pair of Ayam cemani can cost above P10,000.
When I first saw a chicken Ayam Cemani, I was connected on Facebook and I immediately thought … Oh, heavens … good use of photoshop!. In other words, I thought the image was fake. The sole idea of a blackbird from head to head seemed a little exaggerated. But since that first meeting online, I have had the pleasure of checking that these beautiful birds exist in real life and are incredible!
These birds bear the name of Ayam Cemani and are an unusual and relatively modern chicken breed of Indonesia. The breed has a rare genetic condition known as fibromelanosis...