ANCIENT RARE & UNIQUE Indonesian Chicken, TRANSLATION: AYAM - meaning Chicken, CEMANI - meaning Completely-Black.

SHARING INSIGHTS INTO OUR AYAM CEMANI BREEDING PROGRAM

V V

Valley View is a small, rustic farm located near Oley, Pennsylvania. Here, we selectively breed the finest, darkest, and most genetically diverse Ayam Cemani in the United States. Our Cemani journey stems back to 2015, when we started strategically sourcing genetics from across the country. The most commonly asked question, “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” In our case, most of the genetics arrived in the form of eggs, that were carefully shipped and then delicately incubated. Over the next (4) years, we upheld the highest of standards in our breeding, combined 5 distinct lineages, which we then grew out subsequent generations, and test-bred top candidates. Simple, right? “Rinse and repeat.” We have decided to start releasing some our carefully, cultivated genetics to the public. So, this your opportunity to work side by side with a knowledagble, experienced breeder and obtain properly sourced and guaranteed high quality genetics. WHAT TO LOOK FOR? Let’s preface with a word of caution to those interested in purchasing Ayam Cemani. Please, get to know your breeder, their knowledge-base of the breed, their strategy for their breeding program (i.e. do they line-breed, small-flock pen breed, or purely inbreed), their tenure of dedication to their breeding program (fickle in breeding many breeds of chickens vs highly specialized in this particular breed), the origin of their breeding program’s intially obtained genetics (linegage tracing), and size of their inital gene pool (smaller flocks lead to genetic bottlenecking), their breeding program flock’s fertility including hatch/lay rates (the # of chickens required to produce (x) number of viable, healthy embryos), and leakage rate (the overall # of hens/roosters that develop mulberry or signs of redness in wattles between the ages of 6 months and 2 years of age, when late-onset leakage occurs). In essence, the higher the quality grade genetics in your initial investment, the further ahead you will be in your breeding program. While some genetics may require decades of correction, our breeding techniques are proven. Our goals are simple, breeding fully saturated, fibromelanosis expression in all of our birds and to offer Ayam Cemani’s that will from birth to death: hatch black, stay black, and breed black. The genetics you will recieve from us are “Guaranteed Black.” The adults we use in the breeding program have been selected over the course of generations, carry the strongest fibromelanosis genetics, adhere to the Standards of the Ayam Cemani breed profile, are all over (2) years of age, characteristically “all-black” (including their feathers, skin, between their wattles, under their wings, legs, bottom of feet, and vent) and most importantly, have proven breeding records of producing high fertility rates and all-black offspring. No more wasting time, feed, and money. Click on the following link to check for updates regarding 2020 & 2021 Ayam Cemani Chick availabiliy or to purchase: Baby Ayam Cemani Chicks.

Day Old All-Black Baby Chicks

Life Progression + Nutrition

Adults & Unrelated Genetics

Selective Breeding Based on Genetic Traits &
"Quality Breeding Stock"

PROPAGATING A SUCCESSFUL AYAM CEMANI LINEAGE

VALLEY VIEW’s ADHERANCE to the STANDARD OF PERFECTION

V V

As a breed, the Ayam Cemani is not yet recognized by the American Poultry Association (APA.) Presently, the US Ayam Cemani Breeders Association is currently working on a standard of perfection for this breed. Aesthetically, Ayam Cemanis have extraordinary pitch black feathers, black beak, black skin, black organs and black bones. Our time and energies are dedicated to cultivating this specific breed of chicken, intensely following their life cycle from hatching eggs, to baby chicks, to young started pullets, and into adulthood. In striving to raise only the finest, blackest Ayam Cemanis, the current standard we apply to our breeding program is as follows:

Standards for Roosters & Cockerals

General Appearance: Alert bearing, standing tall, similar to other gamefowl, quite gamey.

Body: Medium sized, slim, firm, muscular.

Breast: Broad, full & firm.

Back: Medium-length, sloping from the neck; saddle hackle, rather than short.

Wings: Long, carried slightly high at the shoulders, large and strong, held tight to the body.

Shoulders: Wide and firm.
Tail: Held high, moderate spread with narrow, medium length sickles.

Rump: Moderately developed. Parson’s Nose small, and firm, very little fluff.

Head: Medium size.

Face: Black and smooth, deep fibromelanosis, wattles medium, small black earlobes.

Eyes: Large and full of expression, dark brown to black with black pupils.

Comb: Single, usually with five points, black. Back of comb not following down the line of the neck.

Beak: Firm, well curved, black.

Neck: Long and firm, with neck hackle reaching to the shoulders.

Legs: Thighs medium, powerful, set well apart, good bend of hock. Straight parallel medium length shanks, all black.

Feet: Four toes long, strong and well spread, with prop toe standing well back and firm on the ground, as well as underneath foot, also black.

Spurs: Well-developed spurs in mature male birds.

Plumage: Deep black with none to beetle green to amethyst sheen.

Feathers: Quite short and close fitting. Hard feathered and or soft feathered.

Handling: Firm and muscular.

Standards for Hens & Pullets

The general characteristics are similar to those of the male, allowing for natural sexual differences.

The back line of the hen can be less angled, the face is often a more intensive black.

Plumage: Black or Green and purple sheen.

Including: Skin, Face, Comb, and Legs are ALL Black.

Approximate adult weights:

Male: 4-4.5 lbs.

Females: 2.75-3.5 lbs.

Egg color: White to slightly tinted (cream)

Visible Characteristics for Immediate Breeding Disqualification:

MULBERRY (the reddening of combs, necks or wattles). Presence of LEAKAGE, too little pigmentation in skin. WHITE feathering. Oyster/pink mouth. WHITE toes and/or WHITE nails. Horizontal carriage. Too high or too low tail carriage. Rounded/ plump Svort Hona body shape. Wings hanging down by side. Stubby, short legs.