Chicken breed
Ayam Cemani
Black through and through, feathers, skin, comb and even the bones, from a gene called fibromelanosis. The eggs are not black. Prices are high, and cheaper birds sometimes grow up with red combs or coloured feathers.
Hatch Index lists 1 variety of Ayam Cemani from 2 hatcheries, and 1 is in stock today. Straight run starts at $44.99 (Ayam Cemani, Cackle Hatchery).
Listed now
| Variety | Hatcheries | Stock | Sexed pullet from | Straight run from | Min order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayam Cemani | 2 | 1 of 2 in stock | — | $44.99 | — |
Prices are per bird, from listings that can be ordered today, and change through the day. Sold-out varieties are shown faded. Sold by: Cackle Hatchery, Chesapeake Hatchery.
Ayam Cemani over time
This site has read Ayam Cemani stock on 18 days since August 9, 2026, and at least one variety could be ordered on 18 of them. It has been easy to find: some variety could be ordered on every reading. The cheapest bird held at $44.99.
One mark per day this site read every hatchery here, filled when any variety could be ordered; a gap is a stretch with no readings. Read by this site, not reported by the hatcheries.
What the Ayam Cemani is like
- Egg colour
- Cream
- Eggs a year
- About 60 to 100
- Grown weight
- 3.5 lb hen, 4.5 lb rooster
- Temperament
- Active
- Climate
- Copes with heat
- Goes broody
- Sometimes
- Kept for
- Ornamental
- Origin
- Java, Indonesia
- American standard
- Not recognised
General traits of the breed, from the breed standards and long-running references. A hatchery's own line can differ, most of all in egg colour and numbers.