Color Coordinating Chickens With Ducks

[sumi]

I watched an auction for 6 Cemani eggs back when they were still new to the US. They went for $800,00. That's more than $100 per egg. Breeding trios went for around $2500 back then, if memory serves. $125 per bird is not bad. Good game cocks go for twice that.

@Nyboy here's a bit more info on them: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1072107/chicken-breed-focus-ayam-cemani/0_30

 

[Nyboy]

Read half the pages finish tomorrow very interesting

 

[ducks4you]

BYC had a thread, just FYI, chickens never lay black eggs. Only a particular Duck lays black eggs. They probably lay brown eggs.
This comment was for those who sometimes troll the thread just to look at the pictures.

 

[Nyboy]

Thank you @sumi I learned a lot. I had no idea about leakage would have thought a few white feathers no big deal, now I know better.

 

[Pulsegleaner]

BYC had a thread, just FYI, chickens never lay black eggs. Only a particular Duck lays black eggs.

And Emus.

 

[catjac1975]

guy on Craig list is selling very rare chickens Ayam Cemani. He is asking $125 for 16 week pullets. They are all black feathers ,legs, breaks and combs. I have the East Indie ducks which are also all black. I can have a Gothic flock . He is holding 4 pullets and 1 rooster for me. I love the fact of having hens no one else does, but will not be able to free range them. They also don't lay many eggs. Planning on looking at them Sunday

I have seen these before. The original birds are from an exotic Island whose name I have forgotten. Their birds sold originally for $4000 a pair. The American version have been recreated with selective breeding. Take some beautiful photos.

 

[bobm]

And Emus.

Ummm ... 3 emu farms within 10 miles of our ranch. One raised over 1,000 chicks per year. Looking in their large walk in incubators, I never saw a black emu egg. Greenish, yes !

 

[Pulsegleaner]

 

[thistlebloom]

https://spokane.craigslist.org/grd/d/ayam-cemani-chicks-npip-apa/6730962723.html

https://spokane.craigslist.org/grd/d/ayam-cemani-chicks-npip-apa/6730962723.html

 

[Nyboy]

Because of the link @sumi posted to BYC I passed on buying Sun. White feathers is called leakage very hard to breed out according to BYC. The breeders birds had white feathers, he tried telling me they where no big deal. I just got a bad feeling and passed. I did order chicks from hatchery feather lover farms they have 2 different lines. I ordered 3 chicks from each line. Only problem they are sold straight run only. I did not want to deal with babies and heat lamps, breeders where older but at least I know they are pure bred.