The Dhaka Times Desk We all know what color chickens are. But this time I heard about the black chicken. Whose eggs are black! Again the price of a chicken is 3 lakh!
We usually see white, brown, red, black or yellowish colored chickens. But this chicken named Ayam Semani in today's picture is completely black chicken. The whole body of the chicken is black! Since many things in the world are black and the chicken can not be black! This Ayam Semani chicken i.e. black chicken is found only in Indonesia in the whole world.
Everything about this chicken is black. Black feathers, black skin, lips, nails, comb, mouth, tongue, and even the flesh inside the body is black! This chicken's limbs are black even to the bone! Not just black, absolutely crunchy black.
It is known that in Indonesia, this chicken is used for many religious reasons. Later, in Holland and in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, such chickens were bred by hybrids. However, it is also hybridized in Madhya Pradesh, India. There it is called Karakanath Chicken.
What color does this Ayam Semani give eggs, the color of blood or what? You will also stop listening. Only its blood is red. But quite dark red. It can also be called dark red or khairy style. The eggs are quite black. A little brown. Ayam means chicken in the local language of Indonesia. Semani means black.
By examining these chickens in Java, Indonesia, scientists have learned that Ayam Semanis have been in this world for at least 900 years. There are many stories about this chicken. People there believe that this chicken brings good luck in people's lives. Ayam semani meat contains so much iron, which is never found in any other meat. Pregnant women eat this chicken meat, their health is good. They can give birth to healthy children. This makes their children intelligent and strong!
Ayam Semani is considered as the most expensive chicken in the world! It is known that in America even 15 years ago, if this chicken was available anywhere, then its price would have been two and a half thousand dollars, which is about 2 lakhs in Bangladeshi taka. But currently the price of a Ayam Semani chicken is 3 lakh taka!
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