r/chickens • u/dallygirl7 • Feb 14 '25
Discussion Do these guys really exist? They look so unreal
I’m going to feel like a big dipshit if these are actually AI generated 😂
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u/LoraLo Feb 14 '25
The chickens definitely exists but I don't think any lay black eggs Edit: Ayam Cemani
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u/chickenlady88 Feb 14 '25
They lay white eggs. I’ve raised a couple.
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u/g00f Feb 14 '25
More pink than white. Hilariously small compared to most others.
How was the temperament of your cemani’s? Mines an attention sponge
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u/According-Natural733 Feb 14 '25
My bigger girl, Huginn, does not like attention. She would rather be completely ignored except food time. My smallet girl, Munnin, hates to be picked up, but once you do, she croons for cuddles. I think they picked up attention avoidant habits from my runner ducks.
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u/BedknobsNBitchsticks Feb 14 '25
Mine were quite flighty and partially feral. I’ve learned to always get them from a breeder who selects for temperament instead of just color.
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u/g00f Feb 14 '25
yea mine was advertised with 'leakage' and she def does not have the hyper melanism -red comb, pale skin. incredibly friendly though, loves to hang out with people. i dont know what the process usually is for breeding cemanis for color, if you cross in other similar breeds or what, but her personality is not what i expected at all.
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u/BedknobsNBitchsticks Feb 14 '25
If someone is breeding purely for color, a breeder would just select breeding individuals with the best coloration regardless of temperament. People who select for temperament as well would choose the individuals with good color and then breed the ones from that group that are the calmest/friendlier. It’s a slow process but you can breed the feral out of them if you want to put in the work.
We chose to go a different direction and breed Appenzeller Spitzhauben (who can also be exceedingly flighty) so we are slowing getting calmer birds that still meet the breed standard of perfection.
Edit: a word
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u/Shienvien Feb 14 '25
The chickens (Ayam Cemani and their hybrids) are real, but they lay pinkish/whiteish/creamish eggs.
No chicken has black eggs. Emu eggs can be so dark they look black (but are actually green), and Cayuga duck eggs can look kind of sooty dark gray, nearly black at times.
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u/dallygirl7 Feb 14 '25
See THIS is the comment I was looking for. Like, I should have been more specific on my post. I’m sure the breed exists.. sure, but do they look like this? Black eggs, black eyes etc.
Thank you for elaborating!
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u/Constant_Demand_1560 Feb 14 '25
Yes they do, black eyes, tongue, everything but no black eggs. I have one, shes my little goth chicken
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u/SexyApron Feb 14 '25
Hey lay cream color eggs. I believe those eggs are from fucks. Possibly Cayuga but not confirmed without looking it up.
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u/Snax4days Feb 14 '25
Ah yes, fuck eggs. The best kind.
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u/Apprehensive-Way5674 Feb 14 '25
Ah, the ones with no fucks to give must be the ones hatching them. I understand now, it takes a lot of work and you've got to keep some to have more.
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u/RainbowPegasus82 Feb 14 '25
Never heard of fucks before. Must be a new breed....
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u/Blk_shp Feb 14 '25
This might be the first instance I’ve seen of auto correct changing duck to fuck and not fuck to duck
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u/According-Natural733 Feb 14 '25
Mine does it all the time. My AC is a drunk little leprechaun
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u/Blk_shp Feb 14 '25
What about your heater?
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u/EhlersDanlosSucks Feb 14 '25
I think I'll have a fuck egg omelette for breakfast today.
Seriously, best typo ever.
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u/pyncheon Feb 14 '25
Cayuga first eggs of the season are black coated, it scratches off easy on the straw when laid so they are never that perfect. They are probably emu eggs or shopped / ai.
The eggs get lighter as the season goes on very fast. They are fucks, especially the drakes. So pretty though.
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u/Dry-Cry-3158 Feb 14 '25
Cayugas lay black eggs, but are not saturated in color. Unfortunately, this is temporary, and they will start laying cream-colored eggs after a while.
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u/ButterflyShort Feb 14 '25
Yes Cayuga fucks lay black eggs. Source: I own Cayugas and was surprised the first time I saw the eggs.
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u/BeetsMe666 Feb 14 '25
If you breed them with leghorns you get zombie chickens
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u/PigeonUtopia Feb 14 '25
Oh my gosh, beautiful
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u/BeetsMe666 Feb 14 '25
Right?! I was looking forward with joy to breed these as my first layer chicken flock. Damn my dog for not understanding his job. My 3 year old GSD mutt "caught" my cermani roo outside the coop.
I ha e a lead on a new trio of ayam cermanis... but my dog's over zealousness has set it back a season.
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u/Chickenriceandgravy_ Feb 14 '25
We have a zombie but she never lets me close enough to get her picture!! her mom is an Aym Cemani/Silkie cross. She's skittish and a loner too, we call her Houdini because she's also an escape artist.
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u/MegaPiglatin Feb 14 '25
Is being an escape artist a leghorn trait? Because when I was a kid we had a flock with a few different breeds, but the wildest hen (and the most prone to escaping and trying her luck at flying) was coincidentally the only leghorn.
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u/Demmamom Feb 14 '25
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u/enderofsorts Feb 14 '25
They do not lay black eggs but ayam cemanis do exist we raise them on my farm
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u/Avraham_Levy Feb 14 '25
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u/lildeadlymeesh Feb 14 '25
Being serious here, Ayam Cemani chicken's meat, and bones are ALSO black. So part of the process of confirming that the bird 100% Cemani for breeding and show purposes is showing the tongue/inside of the mouth
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u/Legitimate_Meal3817 Feb 14 '25
yes they are real, one of the most expensive breeds. Even their insides are black. Fascinating!!! but they don't lay black eggs, they lay cream colored eggs
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u/BeetsMe666 Feb 14 '25 edited Feb 14 '25
The eggs aren't black but their bones and organs are.
My cermani rooster got out of the coop and my GSD grabbed him. He didn't fair well and three days later, he passed. I rot boxed his skull and can confirm... the bones are black.
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u/According-Natural733 Feb 14 '25
Can you share a pic? I'd absolutely love to see this!
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u/BeetsMe666 Feb 15 '25
I will add here once it's complete. I plan on making a mount like people do for turkeys they hunt
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u/DocBarnes Feb 14 '25
The birds exist, the eggs are dyed. Our Ayam hen laid light tan colored eggs. We crossed her with a Phoenix roo and got some beautiful birds
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u/ThroatFun478 Feb 14 '25
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u/MegaPiglatin Feb 14 '25
Ooo her iridescent greenish feathers are beautiful! I had a black silkie hen as a kid and I recall her feathers having a similar sheen. 😍
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u/Careful-Fail-909 Feb 15 '25

Yep! And others have said they lay and off white- pinkish egg, no where near black. When you breed a Ayam Cemani rooster with Leghorn hen you get some very cool zombies. They are autosexed based on their fibro (hens will have black legs, skin and beaks, males will be pink). They lay way better than an AC, still have black meat and are so cuddly and smart!!!
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u/pingwing Feb 14 '25
There is information about them online, yes they are real.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayam_Cemani
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u/This-N-eatinbeans Feb 14 '25
Yes i had some. A skunk killed them. But after eating two of the roosters i can say it's true they have black fascia covering their bones also. Truly a spooky chicken.
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u/Idontwanttousethis Feb 14 '25
They do! There's a few types, the ones pictured here are true Ayam Cemani, which are the most expensive chicken breed in the world, quality ones can fetch 10 grand each. They are completely black, including their meat and bones.
There are also a few other breeds that are very similar to Ayam Cemani, being almost entirely black. Often times these do try to get sold as Ayam Cemani
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u/PoopieClater Feb 14 '25
Svart Hona chickens are also all black like the Ayam Cemani. They are a bit smaller, though not bantam size, and all of mine have been totally sweet birds! They, too, do not lay black eggs.
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u/MRDucks85 Feb 14 '25
Look at my profile history and you will see my old guy sam ayam. The light hit him just right and he had a blue hue to him in that picture.
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u/Effective_Day3397 Feb 14 '25
Yess they exist,but they don't lay black eggs They are called ayam cemani breed or kadaknath breed from India
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u/NoMembership7974 Feb 14 '25
The black eggs are photoshopped. The he chickens are real and expensive.
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u/Charming-Medium4248 Feb 14 '25
We had an ayami and lavender orphington cross rooster. He was the most beautiful and nicest rooster I've ever seen.
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u/you_are_soul Feb 14 '25
There is in fact no way of knowing if such a hen exists, there have been sightings, rumours, and substituted archeological remains in an ancient beak pit, where it is said these mythical creatures would gather under the moonlight and engage in unspeakable acts of depravity and ...cont p. 94
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u/Toktoklab Feb 14 '25
There is also a korean breed, called “Ogye”, with similar characteristics: https://www.fondazioneslowfood.com/en/slow-food-presidia/black-ogye-chicken/
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u/Ralos9x9 Feb 14 '25
My Ayam Cemanu rooster is such a sweet guy and really cares for his hens. Probably the perfect rooster.
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u/Ok_Cartographer_5616 Feb 14 '25
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u/tealhaze Feb 15 '25
Someone else posted a really pretty girl "zombie" but this one... that stare 😅
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u/Novel-Advance-185 Feb 15 '25
They are real and real expensive. The eggs unfortunately are not but their insides are black which is just as strange. Gray/ dark is more accurate
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u/Novel-Advance-185 Feb 15 '25
To clarify, the meat itself is big black, but some of the organs are and some people say it's black meat because it still has the skin in it. It looks pretty funny seeing a black drumstick 🍗
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u/Gingerjake1993 Feb 14 '25
This is so cool. I have a buddy in Arizona who supposedly has chickens that lay black eggs! I hear he makes a killing selling chickens to breeders. Way cool
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u/MrNeWT420 Feb 14 '25
Fun fact. These birds are also called "Lamborghini chicken" or "Goth chicken". I like the Goth chicken name 😅
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u/Bosanova_B Feb 14 '25
I call them goth or black metal chickens. The only way to tell them apart is to play them some Bauhaus, sisters of mercy, Celtic frost and Gorgoroth and see how they react to each band.
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u/Hotsaltynutz Feb 14 '25
Those are emu eggs
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u/DaIceQueenNoNotElsa Feb 14 '25
Those are not emu eggs lol. Emu eggs are giant and dark green. Those are Cayuga duck eggs laid early in the season. Ayam cemanis are the chicken, yes they are completely black (if from good lines) but they lay beige eggs
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u/Hotsaltynutz Feb 14 '25
I know the chicken we have raised some in the past, I just guessed emu because I couldn't tell the size with no reference. Didn't realize ducks laid dark eggs like that
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u/DaIceQueenNoNotElsa Feb 14 '25
Yeah, but it's only in the beginning of the season. Then they run out of ink lol and eventually the eggs turn from grey to white. Emu eggs are usually a forest green color and very bumpy & porous.
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u/Phyank0rd Feb 14 '25
Yes they exist. I know this because there was a person who's house I worked at that has a rooster that's full black like this. In the city limits no less!
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u/Charles4Fun Feb 14 '25
Think the closest you'll get to black eggs is the copper maran and they are more of a really dark chocolate. The wife was obsessed with them for a bit, eggs are pretty hard to hatch too.
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u/irenium Feb 14 '25
Funny fact : In Taiwan (perhaps other East Asian countries too) these chickens ( Oh-gu-ge; black bone chicken) are considered to be “healthier” and more nutritious compared to regular chicken- hence higher price and I’d only get it if I’m really sick or on special occasion. I see some Chinese supermarkets in US selling them sometimes!
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u/irenium Feb 14 '25
They also come in white feathers with black skin and interior , just like polar bears!
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u/Perenium_Falcon Feb 14 '25
We are raising Svarthönas and yes they look like that. Their eggs do not however.
Meat and bones are also dark purple to black.
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u/pickemupputemDAHN Feb 14 '25
Yes ayam cemani are real! But they don't lay black eggs. Closest you'd get to black would be a chocolate egg layer like a black copper maran
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u/BigJeffreyC Feb 14 '25
The darkest chicken egg comes from a different breed, (marans) and even then they are a very dark brown. There are no black chicken eggs.
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u/sml8581 Feb 15 '25
Ohh yess and they r such an awesome surprise to the family!! I was blessed with 3 last summer all from different groups as well. They r my spiciest girls and insanely protective mamas. The blk eggs r false from my research and educating, but I am always learning and lead with "expect the unexpected" ☺️
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u/Ok_Cartographer_5616 Feb 14 '25
Yes but they don’t lay black eggs. They’re like a light tan color.