Ayam Cemani's day old chick is sold for over $200(#72,000). And the adult fowl is sold for $2,500(#900,000). Without doubt they are the Lamborghini of poultry.
In spite of their steep price, Paul Bradshaw the owner of Greenfire farms said Ayam Cemani is his most requested bird.
Why buy a fowl for $2500?
Ayam Cemani is a rare breed of black fowls found predominately in Java in Indonesia. Unlike other black coloured animals found in the animal kingdom, Ayam Cimani stands out. Ayam Cemani are completely black from its comb to its claws. Everything about this fowl is black, including its beak, plume, skin, tongue, tissue, organs and bones.
The cause of the fowl's blackness is not a mystery as it is as a result of a genetic condition known as fibromelanosis, a mutation which existed in Asia more than 800years ago. Firbomelanosis is caused by a mutation that affects how pigment-producing cells work and in Ayam Cemani, it amplify the proliferation of black pigment cells.
In Asia Ayam Cemani is well-known for the mystical powers of its black meat and regarded as an ideal bridge between the human and the supernatural world.
The meat of Ayam Cemani is beneficial to women before and after child birth as it contains high level of iron. Ayam Cemani is sacrificed in special occasions as it is thought to bring luck.
I would have started a poultry farm myself before posting this if not for the fact I'm aware no Nigerian would buy a foul for #900,000 except he is a politician.
Sources:wikipedia, daily mailonline, amazing planet, Greenfire farm.
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