The Ayam Cemani chicken of Indonesia is a rare breed of chicken, and you can see why. Everything about this chicken is black: beak, nails, tongue, skin, flesh, bones, and organs…all of it is black!

The only thing that isn’t black is its blood which comes in a very dark shade of red. The chickens get their special black colour from a genetic trait called ‘fibromelanosis.’

Wish to give the chicken a try? Wait till you hear about how much it costs. The Ayam Cemani chicken is rare outside of Indonesia and costs quite a bomb- its price can range from $1500 to $2500! Because of its whopping price and sleek looking body, it has been called the “Lamborghini of poultry.

The all-black chickens, nicknamed the ‘Lamborghini of Poultry’, were his “most requested bird ever”. The chicken is named after a village (Cemani) in central Java.

Their beak and tongue, black comb and wattles; even their meat, bones and organs appear black. The blood of the Ayam Cemani, however, is normally coloured.

The birds’ black colour occurs as a result of excess pigmentation of the tissues, caused by a genetic condition known as fibromelanosis and is also characteristic of Chinese Silkies, a black chicken treasured across China.

Collectors covet this bird because it’s beautiful, exotic and hard-to-get. The roosters weigh 2–2.5 kg and the hens from 1.5–2 kg. The hens lay cream-colored eggs with a slight pink tint.